Sunday, October 28, 2007

Another Study Backs Organic

"London, United Kingdom (AHN) - A European Union-funded study found that organic foods are healthier than ordinary produce because they contain 40 percent more antioxidants.

The $24 million study is dubbed to be the most expensive one undertaken into the subject matter, which employed researchers growing fruits and vegetables on adjacent organic and non-organic areas covering 725 acres (about 290 hectares) attached to Newcastle University and other sites in Europe.

Researchers found that antioxidants in milk from organic herds were 90 percent higher than in milk from non-organic ones. Antioxidants are said to prevent cancer and heart diseases."


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