Organic Foods-New Report Says Not More Nutritious Than Conventionally Grown
A new study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, is causing a stir by taking a position that conventionally grown food is not any more nutritious that organically grown food.”
Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Critics have quickly jumped on the reports conclusion however.
Chief scientist for The Organic Center, Charles Benbrook,PhD says they have produced different conclusions, which support organic over conventional.
Dr. Benbrook also says that polyphenols and antioxidants are about 25% higher in organically grown foods. lack of focus on polyphenols and antioxidants.
I think on of the things that is most overlooked in this study is the amount of pesticides that aren’t used when grow organically. That alone will cause me to pick the organic over conventional any day.
Tags: health, nutrition, organic foods
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