What evidence is there to prove organic food is more healthy?
The evidence is mounting; I mean it is very difficult to do studies, long term studies, on the effect of the organic diet on humans. Because there are so many factors, so many variables that could alter the result. Back in 2000 a review of all the available evidence was done and this showed, on average, that organic food had high levels of vitamins, high levels of trace minerals and increased levels of antioxidants, which are cancer fighting compounds. Since then we have also showed some interesting stats such as a men who ate an organic diet had high sperm counts, and all sorts of interesting things. This is all done on a back drop, since 1946, the level of trace elements in our soil has gone down and down and down. So we need to eat more to maintain our level of vitamins and minerals. In organic standards because we feed the soil there are more available trace minerals for the plants to take up, so it makes sense that there would be more vitamins and minerals in these veggies. It also seen that organic milk and dairy products have higher levels of essential fatty acids and these are things that our bodies can't produce themselves we have to get them in our diet. They are very important for brain development but have all sorts of other uses. Organic dairy products are shown to have more essential fatty acids than non organic. And the reason this is; is because organic animals have a much more natural diet. Our standards say they should have a 60 % foliage based diet which means they should have more grass, hay and silage, rather than being stuffed full of high energy, high protein cereals which makes then put on weight quickly but actually it means that the nutritional balance is altered. So organic milk, dairy products, fruits and vegetables often are nutritionally superior to a non organic diet.
