SynthesisNutrients2019
A Systematic Review of Organic Versus Conventional Food Consumption: Is There a Measurable Benefit on Human Health?
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Potential Health Benefits of a Diet Rich in Organic Fruit and Vegetables versus a Diet Based on Conventional Produce: A Systematic Review.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Repeated sprint in hypoxia as a time-metabolic efficient strategy to improve physical fitness of obese women.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Trial
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- Association Between Purchase of Organic Food and Hypertension Among US Adults: NHANES 2007-2010.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Functional and Organic Foods in Enhancing the Oral and Dental Health and Hygiene-A Comprehensive Review.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Agricultural chemicals and gut microbiota dysbiosis: implications for the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Is the Planeterranean Diet the Key Driver Towards Health and Environment Promotion? A Narrative Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- UrinaryMetabolites · 2025Article
- Ageing Trajectories: Exposome-Driven Pathobiological Mechanisms and Implications for Prevention from Blue Zones and Italian Longevity Hotspots Such as Cilento and Sicilian Mountain Villages.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- The Organic Halo Effect: Perceived Caloric Disparities in High- and Low-Calorie Foods and the Role of Nutrition Label Reading Frequency.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
- With or Without You?-A Critical Review on Pesticides in Food.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Fasting, Physical Activity, and Art Therapy Improve Metabolic Syndrome and Inflammasomes: An Italian Residential Experience.Journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- The Level of Adherence to Organic Food Consumption and Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Characterising nutritional composition and labelling of packaged infant foods in Canada.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- Effects of NatureKnit™ organic, a blend of organic fruit and vegetable fibers rich in naturally occurring bound polyphenols, on the metabolic activity and community composition of the human gut microbiome using the M-SHIMEFrontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Exploring Dietary Knowledge of People with Parkinson's Disease: Insights from Patient Focus Groups.Journal of restorative medicine · 2025Article
- A study protocol for a randomized clinical trial on exposure and effects of pesticides consumption - the PEST-EXPO Brazil study.MethodsX · 2024Article
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- Comparative Analysis of Nutritional Properties, Phytochemical Profile, and Antioxidant Activities between Red and Green Water Chestnut (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
The current review aims to systematically assess the evidence related to human health outcomes when an organic diet is consumed in comparison to its conventional counterpart. Relevant databases were searched for articles published to January 2019. Clinical trials and observational research studies were included where they provided comparative results on direct or indirect health outcomes. Thirty-five papers met the criteria for inclusion in the review. Few clinical trials assessed direct improvements in health outcomes associated with organic food consumption; most assessed either differences in pesticide exposure or other indirect measures. Significant positive outcomes were seen in longitudinal studies where increased organic intake was associated with reduced incidence of infertility, birth defects, allergic sensitisation, otitis media, pre-eclampsia, metabolic syndrome, high BMI, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The current evidence base does not allow a definitive statement on the health benefits of organic dietary intake. However, a growing number of important findings are being reported from observational research linking demonstrable health benefits with organic food consumption. Future clinical research should focus on using long-term whole-diet substitution with certified organic interventions as this approach is more likely to determine whether or not true measurable health benefits exist.
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