organic has no health benefits?

Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have now completed the most extensive systematic review of the available published literature on nutrient content of organic food. This finding was published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

This review found that 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.

Differences were detected in levels of nitrogen and phosphorus, and these were most likely to be due to differences in fertilizer use, ripeness at harvest and are unlikely to provide any health benefit, the report concluded.

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

On the other hand, the policy director at Soil Association, Peter Melchett disappointed with the conclusions and called for more comprehensive studies.

More info, feel free to visit the following links:-

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729103728.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8174482.stm

Journal reference:

1. Alan D Dangour, Sakhi K Dodhia, Arabella Hayter, Elizabeth Allen, Karen Lock, Ricardo Uauy. Nutritional quality of organic foods: a systematic review. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, July 29, 2009 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28041

Source:

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2009, July 30). Organic Food Not Nutritionally Better Than Conventionally-produced Food, Review Of Literature Shows. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 31, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com­ /releases/2009/07/090729103728.htm