The American Academy of Pediatrics is offering guidelines about
how pediatricians… (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times ) The American
Academy of Pediatrics wades into the organic food confusion with
a paper out Monday to try to guide doctors in their discussions
with families about what to eat. It turns out, no surprise, to
be an on-the-one-hand this, on-the-other-hand that discussion,
with the first point of advice to pediatricians being to
encourage patients and their families to eat a diet rich in
fruits and vegetables, as well as whole grains and low- or non-
fat dairy products. The paper in the journal Pediatrics, a
composite of studies on organically and conventionally produced
food, suggests that doctors review the academy’s report with
families to cover nutritional, health, environmental and cost
implications of their choices. Drs. Joel Forman and Janet
Silverstein, along with the academy’s nutrition committee and
Council on Environmental Health, set out the arguments, noting
that the organic foods market has