Great info – wanted to share with you
Written by Becky Striepe
The French Agency for Food Safety (AFSSA) released a study last week that outlines a number of health benefits to eating organic food.
- Organic fruits and veggies contain more iron, magnesium, antioxidants and micronutrients.
- Organic animal products are higher in heart-healthy polyunsaturated fatty acids, and cows raised on grass have a higher muscle mass, which means leaner meat.
- They didn’t make a call on organic carbohydrates, such as cereals, because there wasn’t enough data. However, they noted that organic barley is higher in calcium, zinc, and copper.
- This was the most interesting finding, in my opinion: “94–100% of organic food does not contain any pesticide residues.” This is huge. Not only are pesticides hard on the environment, certain pesticides are linked to cancer and other health issues.
- Organic vegetables contain far fewer nitrates – about 50% fewer. Nitrates are nasty business. Dr Suzanne de la Monte of Rhode Island Hospital recently released results linking nitrates to health problems such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease.
Published on September 17th, 2009 in food safety, nutrition and health
