New Study Confirms: Organic Food is Far Healthier Than Conventional

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New Study Confirms: Organic Food is Far Healthier Than Conventional

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by David Gutierrez, staff writer

 

 

(NaturalNews) Organic produce is nutritionally superior to so-called

" conventional " produce, according to a comprehensive review conducted by

researchers from the University of Aix-Marseille for the French food agency

(AFSSA) and published in the journal Agronomy for Sustainable Development.

 

 

" This critical literature review indicates that organic agriculture, as

developed until now, has the potential to produce high-quality products with

some relevant improvements in terms of anti-oxidant phytomicronutrients,

nitrate accumulation in vegetables and toxic residue levels, " the researchers

wrote.

 

 

To be recognized as " organic, " a food product must be produced without the

use of genetic modification or chemical fertilizers or pesticides, and

must promote sustainable cropping methods. In the United States, organically

produced meat and dairy must be raised without the use of synthetic growth

hormones or antibiotics. Hormones and antibiotics are banned in animal

production across the board in the European Union.

 

 

Recently the United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency (FSA) reviewed

existing research on the nutritional content of organic produce concluded that

there was no difference, nutritionally, between organic and non-organic

produce. The FSA study did not examine the reasons most often given by

consumers

of organic produce, namely benefits to the environment, farm workers, and

consumer health due to lower chemical use.

 

 

Yet the AFSSA review calls the FSA's conclusions into question. After

conducting an " up-to-date exhaustive and critical evaluation of the nutritional

and sanitary quality of organic food, " French researchers concluded that

organic produce is clearly nutritionally superior.

 

 

Organic produce contains more minerals, such as iron and magnesium, than

non-organic produce, and higher levels of antioxidants such as phenols and

salicylic acid.

 

 

" Organic plant food overall contain double the amount of phenolic

compounds, " the researchers wrote.

 

 

Animal foods produced organically contained significantly more

polyunsaturated fat than non-organic animal products. In addition, organic

vegetables

contained 50 percent less nitrates than non-organic produce. No more than 6

percent of organic produce tested contained pesticide residue.

 

 

 

Sources for this story include:

_www.foodnavigator-usa.com_ (http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/) ;

 

_www.healthsentinel.com_ (http://www.healthsentinel.com/) .

 

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