More proof that organics have higher nutritional value.A new study in The Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemisty found that organic tomatoes are twice as high in flavaniods as conventional tomatoes. Flavanoids protect against heart disease and other chronic ailments. Researchers analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. and compared organic to conventional tomatoes over a ten year period. The organic tomatoes not only scored better, but their flavanoid levels actually increased over time. Prior similar studies have found organic foods to have higher levels of a variety of vitamins and minerals. Scientists attribute the higher quality of organic foods to the healthier soil on organic farms. Read full study here: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6181.cfm Another related study, published this month in the British Journal of Nutrition. showed that organic dairy and meat products in a mother's diet positively affect the nutritional quality of her breast milk by increasing beneficial fatty acids fatty acid, any of the organic carboxylic acids present in fats and oils as esters of glycerol. Molecular weights of fatty acids vary over a wide range. The carbon skeleton of any fatty acid is unbranched. Some fatty acids are saturated, i.e. . "These findings provide scientific support for common sense, by showing that organic foods are healthier," says Dr. Lukas The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. Rist RIST radioimmunosorbent test. RIST radioimmunosorbent test. RIST Radioimmunosorbent test, see there , who is the lead author of the study and the head of research at the Paracelsus Paracelsus orig. Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (born Nov. 11 or Dec. 17, 1493, Einsiedeln, Switz.—died Sept. 24, 1541, Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg) German-born Swiss physician and alchemist. Hospital in Switzerland. The study involved 312 breastfeeding women with l-month old infants from the Netherlands. Read full study here: http://www.organicconsumers.org./articles/article_6245.cfm |
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