Organic Food Isn＇t Healthier.pdfVIP

口 张 蕊 难度系数 ：★★★☆☆ 词数 ：507 建议阅读时间：7分钟 Eating organic food willnotmake you healthier，according to researchersatStanford University，although itcould cutyourexposuretopesticides． They looked atmore than 200 studiesofthe contentand associated health gainsof organicandnon-organicfoods．Overalltherewasnodiscernible(可识别的1differencebetween thenutritionalcontent，although theorganicfoodwas30％ lesslikely tocontainpesticides． Criticssaythework isinconclusiveandcallformorestudies． Theresearch，published inthejournalAnnalsofInternalMedicine，lookedat17 studies comparing people who ate organic with those who did notand 223 studies that comparedthelevelsofnutrients，bacteria，fungus(真菌)orpesticidesinvariousf0ods— includingfruits，vegetables，grains，meats，milkand eggs． None ofthe human studies ran for longer than two years，making conclusions about long—term outcomesimpossible．And allofthe available evidence wasrelatively weak and highlyvariable--whichtheauthorssayisunsurprisingbecauseofallthedifferentvariables， likeweatherand soiltype，involved． Furitandvegetablescontained similra amountsofvitamins，and milk thesameamount ofprotein and fat-- although afew studiessuggestedorganicmilk contained moreomega-3． Organicfoodsdidcontainmoreni~ogen (氮气)，buttheresearchersshythisisprobably due to differencesin fertilizeruse and ripenessatharvestand isunlikely to provide any health benefit．Their findings support those ofthe UK’S Food Standards Agency，which commissionedareview afew yearsago intoorganicfoodclaims． ProfAlan Dangour，ofthe London School ofHygiene and TropicalMedicine，who ca~ied out thatwork，said： “Consumers select organic foods ofr a variety ofreasons， however this latestreview identifies that atpresent there are no convincing differences between organic and conventionalfoods in nutrientcontentor health benefits．Hopefully thisevidencewillbeusefu1toconsumers．” Dr．CrystalSmith-Sp