Official: organic really is better for you

Early results from a € 20 million European Union-funded four-year project conclude that organic food is more nutritious than ordinary produce and may help to lengthen people’s lives.  The study found that organic fruit and vegetables contained as much as 40% more antioxidants, which scientists believe can cut the risk of cancer and heart disease. They also had higher levels of beneficial minerals such as iron and zinc.  The evidence from the research will end years of debate and should overturn government advice that eating organic food is no more than a lifestyle choice.  Professor Carlo Leifert, the co-ordinator of the  project, said the differences were so marked that organic produce would help to increase the nutrient intake of people not eating the recommended five portions a day of fruit and vegetables: “If you have just 20% more antioxidants and you can’t get your kids to do five a day, then you might just be okay with four a day.”

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