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Headline	Author	Published	Section
The case for organic builds Recent studies: organic ag is just as productive, and better for you	Tom Philpott	27 Mar 2008	Gristmill
For years, industrial-food enthusiasts such as Norman Borlaug have attacked organic farming on two grounds: 1) it produces essentially the same nutritional results as chemical-intensive farming, and 2) it's less productive.Both of those criticisms are crumbling. This month, the Organic Center released a 'state of science' analysis of peer-reviewed studies comparing the nutritional content of organically and conventionally grown veggies. Organic wins by a substantial mar ...
Topics: agriculture, food, health, industrial ag, organic food, scientific research (all these topics)

Scientists and rats agree Organic food is better for you	Tom Philpott	30 Oct 2007	Gristmill
For years, studies showed no nutritional difference between organic and conventionally grown food. That's because scientists were looking at macronutrients -- vitamins A, B, C, and so on.But they've since learned that macronutrients are only part of the nutrition story. It turns out that there are all sorts of compounds like antioxidants and phytonutrients -- known collectively as micronutrients -- that fight cancer, impede aging, and maintain heart health.And if organi ...
Topics: organic food, health, scientific research, food (all these topics)

Dropping (Fatty) Acid Organic food healthier than non-organic, research finds		29 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 5:16 PM on 29 Oct 2007 Who woulda thunk: Organic food is healthier than pesticide-ridden food, according to preliminary results of a four-year study funded by the European Union. Researchers found that organic nosh contained more antioxidants (yum!) and less fatty acids (ew!) than non-organic. Organic milk was found to have up to 80 percent more antioxidants than conventional cow juice, as well as higher amo ...
Topics: agriculture, food, green living, health, news, organic food, scientific research (all these topics)

Who Needs Aspirin? Study finds organic tomatoes contain more heart-healthy antioxidants		06 Jul 2007	Daily Grist
Who Needs Aspirin? Study finds organic tomatoes contain more heart-healthy antioxidants Could organic fruits and veggies be better for you? A study of samples collected over 10 years found that organic tomatoes contained far higher levels of flavonoids -- antioxidants that reduce high blood pressure and have also been linked with reduced rates of some cancers and dementia -- than conven ...
Topics: agriculture, food, health, news, organic food, scientific research (all these topics)

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