Organic Center and Nature's Path Refute FSA Study Finding Organic Food Not Healthier

A very controversial study was released last week claiming organic food is not healthier than its conventional counterpart. Dr Alan Dangou, who led the study for the Food Standards Agency (FSA) found, according to the Guardian:

Most studies were based on the hypothesis that eating organic food is beneficial to health. Looking at all of the studies published in the last 50 years, we have concluded that there's no good evidence that consumption of organic food is beneficial to health based on the nutrient content.

Many organic producers and consumer groups refute the study's findings and claim its methodology was flawed. The Organic Center writes:

In their written report, the London team downplayed positive findings in favor of organic food. In several instances, their analysis showed that organic foods tend to be more nutrient dense than conventional foods. Plus, their study omitted measures of some important nutrients, including total antioxidant capacity. It also lacked quality controls contained in a competing study released in 2008 by The Organic Center (TOC). Last, the FSA-funded team also used data from very old studies assessing nutrient levels in plant varieties that are no longer on the market.

The study also does not consider how organically-grown produce benefits the environment.

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Posted by Jennifer Lance at August 4, 2009 1:29 AM