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Study Confirms That Organic-Food Lovers Are Self-Righteous Jerks

The fast train to cad-hood.
The fast train to cad-hood. Photo: iStockphoto

A recent study confirms what we already kind of suspected: People who insist on eating only organic food are a bunch of self-righteous jerks, says Time. Researchers found that subjects exposed to organic fruits and veggies instead of brownies were more judgmental about moral situations and less likely to help strangers, since apparently they felt they’d fulfilled their good-deed quota for the day by choosing organic. But the most important takeaway here: Brownies make you a nicer person. Bring ‘em on. [Time]

Study Confirms That Organic-Food Lovers Are Self-Righteous Jerks