But why?

What is commonplace today would be considered synthetic decades ago. Look at the breed of plants we grow, animals we raise, and staple foods (cheese) we eat.

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eulgro 15 hours ago | parent [-]

That's not what synthetic means.

Even then, many would extend the unease I expressed to include some of the things you mentioned too.

	▲	_aavaa_ 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		By all means, define synthetic and explain why we should avoid “synthetic” foods.
	▲	freehorse 12 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		No it is not. Creatine and other substances are not synthetic either.