Research Shows Organic Grown is Healthier

The largest review of published data on organic food ever conducted reveals organic food really is much healthier. 343 studies were reviewed by an international team in Newcastle University in the UK. They concluded that organic produce is higher in antioxidants, lower in toxic heavy metals and much less contaminated with pesticide and herbicide residues.

The British Journal of Nutrition published the study that compared and evaluated the nutrient content of produce grown from both methods. Researchers analyzed the polyphenolic content levels of organic micronutrient compounds. Polyphenols have been linked to a reduced risk of chronic disease, cancer and serious cardiovascular and neuro-degenerative diseases.

Eating organic produce is like eating one or two extra portions of fruit and vegetables. For ex., eating an organic apple may be the nutritional equivalent of eating three that were conventionally grown. Not only does organically grown contain higher levels of nutritional value, it is also less contaminated with toxic heavy metals, such as cadmium, and crop pesticides, most of which contain glyphosate, prevalent in conventional produce.

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