Eating organic food will not
make you healthier, according to researchers at Stanford University, although it could cut your
exposure to pesticides.
They looked at more than 200
studies of the content and associated health gains of organic and non-organic
foods.
Overall, there was no
discernible difference between the nutritional content, although the organic
food was 30% less likely to contain pesticides.
Critics say the work is
inconclusive and call for more studies.
The research, published in
the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, looked at 17 studies comparing people
who ate organic with those who did not and 223 studies that compared the levels
of nutrients, bacteria, fungus or pesticides in various foods - including
fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, milk and eggs.
The study was funded by Stanford University.
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