最近從MSN上讀到一篇文章“14 Foods should never eat”，其中列出的第二種食物竟然是草莓。這可是被許多人，包括自己，認為是高級水果。震驚之餘，仔細拜讀了此文，發現提出的理由是：

揭露食品行業黑幕的影片“Food Inc”導演有過這樣一段評論：“當我看到種植草莓的果農們穿着保護服來保護自己免受灑到草莓上的數十種殺蟲劑的危害時，我就在想，當這樣的草莓長熟後，真的不知道是否想食用。自那以後，我就沒有吃過非自然種植的草莓。”

雖然說自然種植的蔬果其營養成分是否高於商業種植仍有爭論，但其表皮的有害化學成分大大低於商業種植蔬果是一個不爭的事實。因為獲得自然種植證書，能貼上自然種植（Organic）標籤的基本條件是在若干年內（起碼三年）不能施加農藥化肥。

現代人的壽命雖然在延長，但疾病在增加，而許多疾病都與有害的化學品相關。想辦法讓自己減少有害化學品的侵害，是保持健康或恢復健康的關鍵。

參考文獻：

MSN: 14 Foods should never eat

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/nutrition/14-foods-you-should-never-eat/ar-BBm5dSZ?jid=50108&rid=5&FORM=MD12NY&OCID=MD12NY&wt.mc_id=MD12NY#page=1

2. Nonorganic Strawberries

The Problem: While filming Food Inc., director Robert Kenner, founder of FixFood.org, says he wanted to film strawberry farmers applying pesticides to their fields. "The workers wear these suits to protect themselves from the dozens and dozens of known dangerous pesticides applied to strawberries," he says. "When I saw this, I thought to myself, if this is how berries are grown, I don't really want to eat them anymore. I haven't been able to eat a nonorganic strawberry ever since."