Research findings show benefits of organic agriculture and products
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Organic News: Research findings show benefits of organic agriculture and products
Many studies are currently being conducted regarding the environmental and health benefits of growing and consuming organic foods. Here are a couple recent highlights:
• A three-year study in the United Kingdom, sponsored by the Organic Milk Suppliers' Co-operative, found organic milk contained 68 percent more omega-3 fatty acids, on average, than conventional milk. Findings from the study have been published in the Journal of Dairy Science.
• An article by Professor Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho posted on the member web site of the Institute of Science in Society (www.isis.org.uk/osscc/php) explores the latest evidence suggesting that organic strawberries may stop cancer cells. Cited is research by Swedish researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp and Lund University that compared the extracts of five organic and conventional cultivars for their ability to inhibit the proliferation of human colon and breast cancer cells. According to Cummins and Ho, the researchers found that extracts from organically grown strawberries inhibited cell proliferation more effectively than extracts from the conventionally grown ones, and in both types of cancer cells.
• Research conducted in central India by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture has shown that growing cotton organically could offer hope to cotton farmers in India. According to an account in the Sept. 28, 2006, issue of The Hindu, an Indo-Swiss research team collected and compared agronomic data from 60 organic and conventional farms. Variable production costs were 13 to 20 percent lower for the organic cotton, and average cotton yields were 4-6 percent higher in the organic fields.
Source: The Organic Report
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Organic News: Research findings show benefits of organic agriculture and products
Many studies are currently being conducted regarding the environmental and health benefits of growing and consuming organic foods. Here are a couple recent highlights:
• A three-year study in the United Kingdom, sponsored by the Organic Milk Suppliers' Co-operative, found organic milk contained 68 percent more omega-3 fatty acids, on average, than conventional milk. Findings from the study have been published in the Journal of Dairy Science.
• An article by Professor Joe Cummins and Dr. Mae-Wan Ho posted on the member web site of the Institute of Science in Society (www.isis.org.uk/osscc/php) explores the latest evidence suggesting that organic strawberries may stop cancer cells. Cited is research by Swedish researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp and Lund University that compared the extracts of five organic and conventional cultivars for their ability to inhibit the proliferation of human colon and breast cancer cells. According to Cummins and Ho, the researchers found that extracts from organically grown strawberries inhibited cell proliferation more effectively than extracts from the conventionally grown ones, and in both types of cancer cells.
• Research conducted in central India by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture has shown that growing cotton organically could offer hope to cotton farmers in India. According to an account in the Sept. 28, 2006, issue of The Hindu, an Indo-Swiss research team collected and compared agronomic data from 60 organic and conventional farms. Variable production costs were 13 to 20 percent lower for the organic cotton, and average cotton yields were 4-6 percent higher in the organic fields.
Source: The Organic Report
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That's why we like to offer organic products & services which you can find at
www.OrganicNaturalBodyCare.com
and www.OrganicTransformation.com
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