7.30.2009

Shut up and eat your brocolli

Organic food is no healthier than ordinary food, a large independent review has concluded....

Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine looked at all the evidence on nutrition and health benefits from the past 50 years....

Overall the report, which is published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found no differences in most nutrients in organically or conventionally grown crops, including in vitamin C, calcium, and iron. The same was true for studies looking at meat, dairy and eggs.

The review did not look at pesticides or the environmental impact of different farming practices.

link: BBC NEWS | Health | Organic 'has no health benefits'


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