Health-food advocates upset over organic study

Health-food advocates upset over organic study
Tags: Going Green, Sustainability
August 5, 2009

A story in the Seattle Times has health-food advocates questioning the validity of a recent British report that found organic isn't more or less nutritious than items conventionally grown.

Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits, but a review of 162 scientific papers published over the last 50 years found there was no significant difference.

Health-food advocates such as Nature's Path CEO Arran Stephens are promoting the benefits of organic-food procucts, claiming it isn't what's in the food that matters, it's what is not.