{"id":276,"date":"2007-10-29T12:12:38","date_gmt":"2007-10-29T12:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astraea.net\/blog\/?p=276"},"modified":"2007-11-13T12:21:46","modified_gmt":"2007-11-13T12:21:46","slug":"official-organic-really-is-better-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astraea.net\/blog\/official-organic-really-is-better-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: organic really is better for you"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early results from a \u20ac 20 million European Union-funded four-year project conclude that organic food is more nutritious than ordinary produce<\/a> and may help to lengthen people’s lives.\u00a0 The study found that organic fruit and vegetables contained as much as 40% more antioxidants, which scientists believe can cut the risk of cancer and heart disease. They also had higher levels of beneficial minerals such as iron and zinc.\u00a0 The evidence from the research will end years of debate and should overturn government advice that eating organic food is no more than a lifestyle choice.\u00a0 Professor Carlo Leifert, the co-ordinator of the\u00a0 project, said the differences were so marked that organic produce would help to increase the nutrient intake of people not eating the recommended five portions a day of fruit and vegetables: \u201cIf you have just 20% more antioxidants and you can\u2019t get your kids to do five a day, then you might just be okay with four a day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Early results from a \u20ac 20 million European Union-funded four-year project conclude that organic food is more nutritious than ordinary produce and may help to lengthen people’s lives.\u00a0 The study found that organic fruit and vegetables contained as much as 40% more antioxidants, which scientists believe can cut the risk of cancer and heart disease. …
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