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Journal article
Effects of organic food consumption on human health; the jury is still out
Food & nutrition research, Vol.61(1), pp.1-5
2017
PMCID: PMC5345585
PMID: 28326003
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Abstract
The most recent systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses have indicated significant and nutritionally-relevant composition differences between organic and conventional foods. This included higher antioxidant, but lower cadmium and pesticide levels in organic crops, and higher omega-3 fatty acids concentrations in organic meat and dairy products. Also, results from a small number of human cohort studies indicate that there are positive associations between organic food consumption and reduced risk/incidence of certain acute diseases (e.g. pre-eclampsia, hypospadias) and obesity. Concerns about potential negative health impacts of organic food consumption (e. g. risks linked to lower iodine levels in organic milk) have also been raised, but are not currently supported by evidence from human cohort studies. However, there is virtually no published data from (1) long-term cohort studies focusing on chronic diseases (e. g. cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative conditions) and (2) controlled human dietary intervention studies comparing effects of organic and conventional diets. It is therefore currently not possible to quantify to what extent organic food consumption may affect human health.
Details
- Title
- Effects of organic food consumption on human health; the jury is still out
- Creators
- Marcin Baranski - Newcastle UniversityLeonidas Rempelos - Newcastle UniversityPer Ole Iversen - University of OsloCarlo Leifert - Newcastle University
- Publication Details
- Food & nutrition research, Vol.61(1), pp.1-5
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- Sheepdrove Trust
- Identifiers
- 991013101612902368
- Copyright
- © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article