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Researchers recommend organic agriculture for human health

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Published: 25 January 2017
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Researchers recommend the European Parliament to consider giving priority to certain organic production practices and their use also in conventional agriculture

EXCERPT: [Assistant Professor Axel Mie, affiliated to both Karolinska Institutet and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences said:] ”Policymakers should support the use of such practices and their introduction in conventional agriculture, and make sure that organic agriculture continues to serve as a laboratory for the development of future healthy food systems."

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Researchers recommend organic agriculture for human health

Medical Press, January 25, 2017
                                                                                                                                        https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-01-agriculture-human-health.html

                                                                                                      

In a review of existing research, commissioned by a committee of the European Parliament, a group of European researchers has identified benefits of organic food production for human health. The researchers recommend the parliament to consider giving priority to certain organic production practices and their use also in conventional agriculture.



This recommendation comes from a one-year study resulting in the report "Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture". The experts list several advantages of methods used in organic agriculture that benefit human health.



The support of animal health and the restrictive use of antibiotics in organic animal production lead to a lower risk for the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which is a major public health threat. Preventive measures of plant protection and restrictions of pesticide use in organic agriculture lead to a decreased pesticide exposure of consumers, with benefits for human health.



Content of nutrients



The experts also conclude that slight differences in the content of nutrients and other beneficial compounds between conventional and organic foods likely have no major implications for human health.



The work behind the report was coordinated by Assistant Professor Axel Mie, affiliated to both Karolinska Institute and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

His conclusion is clear, 

"Several practices in organic agriculture, in particular the low use of pesticides and antibiotics, offer benefits for human health," he says in a press release from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. "Policymakers should support the use of such practices and their introduction in conventional agriculture, and make sure that organic agriculture continues to serve as a laboratory for the development of future healthy food systems."



Explore further: Review: Organic foods may be healthier


More information: Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture. www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/581922/EPRS_STU(2016)581922_EN.pdf

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