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mellowtigger) wrote2009-12-29 09:54 am
mellowtigger) wrote2009-12-29 09:54 am
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organic does make a difference
I knew that "organic" foods hadn't been proved to actually make a health difference in humans, leaving them basically just as a marketing gimmick. A 2-year-old study, however, is finally making the rounds being reported on websites. It took some digging, but I found the original source (I think).
In the Netherlands, a birth cohort study tracked mothers and children for 2 years. They measured whether the family was using an organic, conventional, or mixed diet. They looked for trends in eczema, asthma, and allergies. They found a link. Although organic meat and vegetables had no effect, they did find a correlation with organic milk. The organic milk babies (but not the conventional or mixed diet) had lower rates of problems with eczema. They are unable to explain the mechanism by which this difference is produced, but they suggest a few ideas for later investigation.
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=6&fid=1700500&jid=&volumeId=&issueId=&aid=1700496
Webpages are claiming that a milder association was found with organic milk and lower rates of asthma and allergies, but this study made no such finding. It's possible that I still haven't found the source being mentioned on these webpages.
In the Netherlands, a birth cohort study tracked mothers and children for 2 years. They measured whether the family was using an organic, conventional, or mixed diet. They looked for trends in eczema, asthma, and allergies. They found a link. Although organic meat and vegetables had no effect, they did find a correlation with organic milk. The organic milk babies (but not the conventional or mixed diet) had lower rates of problems with eczema. They are unable to explain the mechanism by which this difference is produced, but they suggest a few ideas for later investigation.
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=6&fid=1700500&jid=&volumeId=&issueId=&aid=1700496
Webpages are claiming that a milder association was found with organic milk and lower rates of asthma and allergies, but this study made no such finding. It's possible that I still haven't found the source being mentioned on these webpages.