French study says organic food is healthier

[Food Network Fan]

French study says organic food is healthier

By Jess Halliday, 11-Sep-2009

Related topics: Science & Nutrition, Fruit, vegetable, nut ingredients, Health and nutritional ingredients, Meat, fish and savoury ingredients
A new review from France has concluded that there are nutritional benefits to organic produce, on the basis of data compiled for the French food agency AFSSA. The conclusion opposes that of a UK study published last month.


Whether or not organic food brings nutritional benefits over conventional food has been a matter of considerable inquiry and debate. The issue came to a head last month when a study commissioned by the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) concluded that there is no evidence of nutritional superiority.
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[Food Network Fan]

And the UK study said they were not healthier. So who do we believe?

[ibcheft]

we wait and see what the US study says ? wonder if we have one lol

[Pajangle]

If 'healthier' means the absence of chemicals/pesticides, franken-food engineering, and hormones in animals then I am willing to go into the organic camp and pay those outrageous prices. As things stand now, many organic labeled foods still contain substances that one should be wary of. So, it’s not all green and pleasant in organic land. Organic farming is not totally free from chemicals. Farmers are permitted to use up to 'some' pesticides and 'some' additives. Standardization never really caught up to the movement properly, IMO.

I'd like to know who funded the study.

[BerryBaby]

I've eaten both for years. Hasn't hurt me one way or the other. Guess they have to have something to write about.