Thursday, July 30, 2009
Organic food
There is little difference in nutritional value and no evidence of any extra health benefits from eating organic produce, UK researchers found.
Nothwithstanding this Peter Melchett, policy director at the Soil Association said they were disappointed with the conclusions. "The review rejected almost all of the existing studies of comparisons between organic and non-organic nutritional differences.... Also, there is not sufficient research on the long-term effects of pesticides on human health," ".
IMO: The Soil Association is usually pretty good. Organic food often tastes better and has a better texture, but it is often ridiculously overpriced. I have read several genuine papers which show organic food is sometimes actually less healthy but probably not significantly so. Possibly most food on normal display is reasonably safe, except in cases like Corby. I only pay more for organic if it tastes better.
Nothwithstanding this Peter Melchett, policy director at the Soil Association said they were disappointed with the conclusions. "The review rejected almost all of the existing studies of comparisons between organic and non-organic nutritional differences.... Also, there is not sufficient research on the long-term effects of pesticides on human health," ".
IMO: The Soil Association is usually pretty good. Organic food often tastes better and has a better texture, but it is often ridiculously overpriced. I have read several genuine papers which show organic food is sometimes actually less healthy but probably not significantly so. Possibly most food on normal display is reasonably safe, except in cases like Corby. I only pay more for organic if it tastes better.
# posted by uv : 5:43 AM
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