Over the previous 25 years the demand for organic food has increased rapidly in industrialized nations such as Europe, Asia and North America (Willer & Lernoud, 2016). Whether organic food can genuinely benefit human health stays doubtful. Organic food is food produced under the requirement of organic farming that involves strictly controlled usage of pesticides, fertilizers, genetically customized organisms, antibiotics and development hormones. The term was firstly invented in the 1940’s to provide the principle of “the farm as organism”, explaining a holistic, environmentally friendly method of farming as an alternative to chemical farming, which relies on artificial fertilizers (Scofield, 1986). Many current organized evaluation studies and meta-analyses have actually identified differences in the nutritional composition between standard and natural food. This consisted of the greater structure of antioxidant and omega-3 fats and lower cadmium and pesticide levels (Barański et al., 2014). Results from smaller sized human mate studies have likewise exposed a positive correlation in between natural food consumption and minimized threat of a number of illness including pre-eclampsia, hypospadias and obesity (Barański, Rempelos, Iversen, & Leifert, 2017). Nevertheless, in spite of the appealing results from these studies, there is a major absence of data based on long-term studies that concentrate on chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. There is a lack of data based on controlled human dietary research studies that comparie natural and conventional diet. This video educates the public on the principle of natural food, presents current evidence that display the benefits of natural food and discusses the limitations of research studies. In general, although the benefit of natural food for human health is supported by some evidence, much research is still required to determine if the effect is significant.
This video was made by Demystifying Medicine trainees: Angela Gupta, Kate Kim, Ingrid Kao and Kaaran Gupta
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Whether organic food can really benefit human health remains questionable. Organic food is food produced under the requirement of organic farming that involves strictly controlled use of pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, antibiotics and development hormones. Numerous current methodical review research studies and meta-analyses have determined differences in the nutritional structure in between organic and conventional food. Results from smaller sized human friend studies have likewise revealed a favorable correlation in between natural food usage and minimized risk of numerous diseases including pre-eclampsia, hypospadias and obesity (Barański, Rempelos, Iversen, & Leifert, 2017). Overall, although the benefit of natural food for human health is supported by some proof, much research is still required to determine if the impact is significant.
