Organic, Nutrient-Dense; another proof through meta-analysis:........ And so, we conclude that every effort should be made now to increase fruit and vegetable intakes, as well as the concentrations of antioxidants in fruits and vegetables. We also hope scientists will be given the resources needed to establish more precisely how, under what circumstances, and to what extent antioxidants in plant-based foods enhance positive health outcomes, for example, through organic farming and/or switching servings of fruits and vegetables to those that are more nutrient dense and deeply colored. Why Are There Generally Higher Nutrient Levels in Organic Food? Baranski et al. explains that the level of nitrogen available to plants, and the form in which nitrogen is supplied, plays a major role in driving antioxidant and other nutrient levels up or down. In general, the higher the nitrogen level, and the greater the percentage of nitrogen applied in a readily available form, the greater the risk of diluting, or lowering, the concentrations of health-promoting plant phytochemicals in plant-based foods. This conclusion leads to a vital insight -- how farmers feed their plants helps determine the nutritional profile of the food harvested from them. Our December 9, 2013 paper in PLOS ONE on the more nutritionally desirable profile of omega fatty acids in organic versus conventional milk also can be largely explained by what dairy cows are fed – the higher the percentage of grass and legume pasture and forage-based feeds in the cow’s diet, the higher the level of health-promoting omega-3 fatty acids in her milk. Despite many gaps in knowledge on how diets impact health, we share the view of most governments around the world that human health trajectories will be improved if people consume more servings of nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables and whole grains, while avoiding excessive amounts of sugar, omega-6 heavy oils, and carbohydrates. Indeed, it seems that several fields of science are pointing towards a common theme applicable to plants, people, and cows – what and how we are fed helps determine how, and how well, we live. Chuck Benbrook | July 11, 2014 at 8:27 am | Categories: Nutrition, Organic Farming, Toxics | URL: wp.me/p3cXNA-2C1
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