Organic Foods Not Necessarily Better Latest Nutrition, Food &
Recipes News Study Questions Health Benefits of Eating Organic
Brenda Goodman, MA Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Sept. 4, 2012 --
Will eating pricey organic foods make you healthier? Maybe not,
a new research review shows. The review sums up evidence from
hundreds of studies of organic foods. It's published in the
Annals of Internal Medicine. Some of the studies compared
organic milk, meats, eggs, and produce to non-organic foods.
Those studies measured nutrients in the foods as well as
contaminants like pesticides and bacteria. A few studies tried
to find health differences between people who ate only organic
or only non-organic foods. After weighing all the evidence, the
researchers conclude that organic foods don't appear to have
more vitamins or nutrients than non-organic foods. Non-organic
fruits and vegetables were 30% more likely to have pesticides
than organic fruits and vegetables. But because it's rare for
any produce to exceed pesticide sa