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Study: Organic eaters are meaner, more judgmental

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Now in organic is supposed to make people feel good right well actually maybe not there's a new study out that says that eating organic -- can make you act like a jerk.

You can pets to explain this is psychiatrist and author better than normal doctor dale archer OK explain this research.

Isn't this study out of New Orleans -- -- -- -- university you Wear what they did was they took organic food and they showed it to individuals and then they took comfort food or junk food.

And then they tested them.

On hey how likely they were to help others and be held judgmental network where they found is that -- organic -- -- viewers were vastly more judgmental.

And not likely to help others and we wonder why well it's 'cause this.

They feel morally superior.

-- Smart.

They -- supposed to be the -- is that.

These people for the do gooders aren't they supposed to give more time to charity that people who sit back on the -- -- McDonald's all the -- good.

Think so but now.

And interestingly this is the same thing that would go into a cult phenomenon.

You feel better than others you feel superior and -- -- for you feel you can pass judgment and you don't really have time to help the little guy.

Here too important for that interest -- organic -- Think that this was.

Phenomenal study its -- And and it's interesting that they would be more judgmental of others because they you should claim to be to.

No but they're not tolerant because they're better than other people because look.

Organic eating makes you feel Smart healthy green and -- you're saving the planet but that's not proven that okay.

Smarter out here -- they auto race in the look it's very important understand that this is media and marketing drove it.

So think of the names of organic food companies purity life.

Smart Balance born free -- bats and I yeah so it's all about now I'm helping the planet.

On helping myself and for all you other people that don't do it you really have a problem I don't have time for you.

Interest in this kind of -- environmentalists as well I would imagine this would imply to any thing -- youth thing.

That -- choices are superior to what the masses are doing.

Environmentalists.

Can even drop down -- the fashion you're making Smart fashion or the car you tell anti firfer again exactly right.

Would these types of people be open to change open to becoming less judgmental proud salute.

We not 'cause that could.

Shin Bet there rigid because in their mind they've already made a superior to waste that -- -- the rest of the people start thinking and catching up to them they're always gonna be better than everyone else and they're not open to debate.

Doctor -- larger thanks I guess they really are jerks of the sciences for I don't -- you know what it's it's not surprising when you think about it.

Heck yeah I thank you how much about.