Why is organic food not healthier according to a British study?
LONDON — ORGANIC FOOD SUPPORTERS DEFENDED THE BENEFITS OF NATURALLY-GROWN PRODUCE ON FRIDAY, AFTER A REPORT SUGGESTED THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ADVANTAGES FROM IT.IN A STUDY PUBLISHED IN A US JOURNAL THIS WEEK, RESEARCHERS AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE (LSHTM) FOUND THERE WERE NO MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONALLY-PRODUCED FOOD.”A SMALL NUMBER OF DIFFERENCES IN NUTRIENT CONTENT WERE FOUND TO EXIST BETWEEN ORGANICALLY AND CONVENTIONALLY-PRODUCED CROPS AND LIVESTOCK, SAID DR. ALAN DANGOUR, PRINCIPAL AUTHOR OF THE STUDY.”BUT THESE ARE UNLIKELY TO BE OF ANY PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE.”AND HE ADDED: “OUR REVIEW INDICATES THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE SELECTION OF ORGANICALLY OVER CONVENTIONALLY-PRODUCED FOODS ON THE BASIS OF NUTRITIONAL SUPERIORITY.”ORGANIC FOOD, DEVOID OF ADDITIVES AND PRODUCED WITHOUT CHEMICALS SUCH AS FERTILISERS AND PESTICIDES, HAS BECOME AN INCREASINGLY POPULAR CHOICE ON SUPERMARKET SHELVES IN RECENT YEA
