ReviewEnvironmental health : a global access science source2017
Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture: a comprehensive review.
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82 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Investigating the role of food pollutants in autism spectrum disorder: a comprehensive analysis of heavy metals, pesticides, and mycotoxins.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Chemical Exposures and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Organic Versus Conventional Food Consumption: Is There a Measurable Benefit on Human Health?Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- Not just splitting hairs-monitoring environmental chemical exposures, their biological effects and their social determinants with hair shafts and follicles: a narrative review.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2026Review
- Effects of short-term application of organic manure on the growth of forage maize (Zea mays L. cv. Kwangpyeongok) and soil bacterial communities.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Comprehensive Analysis of Brewed Tea: Boron Content, Total Antioxidant and Oxidant Capacity, Oxidative Stress, and pH value.Biological trace element research · 2026Article
- Agricultural chemicals and gut microbiota dysbiosis: implications for the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- The brain is defenseless against pesticides.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Dietary consumption trajectory profiles over time of French adults from the NutriNet-Santé cohort (2014-2022): multicriteria analysis of sustainability.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Observational
- Utilisation of Carbon Quantum Dots from Hazelnut Husk for Folic Acid (FA) Detection: An Innovative Approach.The protein journal · 2025Article
- Factors and Outcomes Associated With Using Scratch-Cooked, Organic, and Locally Grown Foods in School Meals in California.The Journal of school health · 2025Article
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- The Level of Adherence to Organic Food Consumption and Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Perception, Trust, and Motivation in Consumer Behavior for Organic Food Acquisition: An Exploratory Study.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Increasing Productivity and Recovering Nutritional, Organoleptic, and Nutraceutical Qualities of Major Vegetable Crops for Better Dietetics.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring Dietary Knowledge of People with Parkinson's Disease: Insights from Patient Focus Groups.Journal of restorative medicine · 2025Article
- Child development students' perspectives on organic animal products: knowledge, attitudes and behaviors.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Suppressor effects of carrots on azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium-induced colon cancer according to cultivation method.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
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- Impact of home quarantine on physical fitness of school-aged children in Xi'an during COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
This review summarises existing evidence on the impact of organic food on human health. It compares organic vs. conventional food production with respect to parameters important to human health and discusses the potential impact of organic management practices with an emphasis on EU conditions. Organic food consumption may reduce the risk of allergic disease and of overweight and obesity, but the evidence is not conclusive due to likely residual confounding, as consumers of organic food tend to have healthier lifestyles overall. However, animal experiments suggest that identically composed feed from organic or conventional production impacts in different ways on growth and development. In organic agriculture, the use of pesticides is restricted, while residues in conventional fruits and vegetables constitute the main source of human pesticide exposures. Epidemiological studies have reported adverse effects of certain pesticides on children's cognitive development at current levels of exposure, but these data have so far not been applied in formal risk assessments of individual pesticides. Differences in the composition between organic and conventional crops are limited, such as a modestly higher content of phenolic compounds in organic fruit and vegetables, and likely also a lower content of cadmium in organic cereal crops. Organic dairy products, and perhaps also meats, have a higher content of omega-3 fatty acids compared to conventional products. However, these differences are likely of marginal nutritional significance. Of greater concern is the prevalent use of antibiotics in conventional animal production as a key driver of antibiotic resistance in society; antibiotic use is less intensive in organic production. Overall, this review emphasises several documented and likely human health benefits associated with organic food production, and application of such production methods is likely to be beneficial within conventional agriculture, e.g., in integrated pest management.
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