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More Vitamin C in organic oranges

According to a new study, organically-grown oranges have up to 35% more vitamin C than those grown in the conventional way.You may intuitively feel that organic produce must be better for you. Scientific evidence of nutritional benefits has been found in recent years. Researchers and chemists at the University of Texas have analysed organic oranges alongside those grown in the usual way. // <b...

Foods produced organically have better health value

Latest research shows that foods grown organically have better health value. Besides being zero in the harmful chemicals of pesticides and insecticides they increase the nutritional value of food.// The study is in the infancy. Around the globe research is being done in this field. Pesticides and insecticides leave harmful chemicals over food surface and cause health problem...

Go organic to be low on pesticide residues!

According to a study by Emory University researcher Chensheng "Alex" Lu, PhD, 'Organic diets lower children's dietary exposure to two common pesticides used in U.S. agricultural production.'// The fact is to substitute normal diets of children with organic food items. The result was that concentration of pesticides was reduced to non-detectable levels. As stated by Dr. Lu,...

Reconsider Health Benefits of Organic Baby Foods, advices new study

In a recent study, organic baby foods seemed to score less in nutrition value because of high sugar and lower levels of essential nutrients, // like iron and protein. Sales of organic baby food, is on the high, since three out of four babies are growing up on daily helpings of these foods. Regulations that mandated appropriate labeling of baby food , came into force last year. Yet it...

Organic food loses its whole-grain image

Organic food no longer means just tough whole-grain products. The movement has burst out of the narrow milieu it originated from, and now products// are available that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. For decades organic food had the image of whole-grain muesli, rubbery tofu and tasteless vegetarian cutlets, but times are fast changing. In the larger towns and ci...

Himachal Pradesh: Horse Dung To Be Converted Into Organic Fertilizer

Authorities in Himachal Pradesh's tourist resort of Kufri have finally found a way to solve the problem posed by horse dung scattered on hill treks - and even profit from // it. Kufri, 16 km uphill from here, is visited every day by hordes of tourists, with many of them riding horses. There are about 700 horses in that mountain resort. Health officials, however, have pointed...

Exiled Tibetans In India To Adopt Organic Farming

Tibetans in India is to take up organic farming according to the decision taken by the Tibetan government in exile, which is based in the hill town of Dharmasala.// 'Under an integrated development programme by 2007, $25 million will be spent on organic fertilisers,' said a spokesman of the Tibetan government led by the Dalai Lama. There are over 100,000 Tibetan refugees livi...

Organic Farming May Increase The Output Of Apples In Himachal

Himachal Pradesh farmers were urged by the experts to concentrate on organic farming in order to increase the output of the apples, which has been alarmingly dropping due to the use of chemical fertilizer. // So says a team of Swiss and Indian experts who have just ended their field trip to the hill state to raise awareness about the need for adopting organic farming. Apple...

America’s Demand For Organic Foods Far Exceeds the Suppl

Washington D.C– American peoples craving for organic food is so strong that the supply is not keeping up with the demand//. Reports indicate that the demand for organic food in America is mounting so quickly that it is exceeding its supply. It was stated that the sales of organic food have been increasing 15% to 21% every year, as compared with the 2% to 4% increase for the total food...

More Health Benefits from Organic milk

Organic milk is healthier than standard milk and this should be reflected in official advice, according to a group of scientists.// The 14 prominent scientists, who were led by three academics from the University of Glasgow, wrote to the Food Standards Agency that organic milk has higher levels of Omega 3 fatty acids, long associated with increased health benefits. They expect...

No Health Benefits from Organic Milk Compared to Conventional Milk

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Britain has concluded on Tuesday that although organic milk does contain higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids compared to conventional milk//, it did not provide any further significant health benefits. This conclusion was reached following assessment of the evidence on the nutritional differences between organic and non-organic milk contributed by a g...

Organic Pastures’ Raw Milk in a Sou

Organic Pastures Dairy, South of Fresno, is going through a rough patch, following a recall and ban on their raw milk products.// The ban was enforced after three children from South California took ill due to alleged E.Coli contamination. The dairy owner refuting the State’s charge said "There's a lot of confusion. The actual notice they gave us is full of errors and it's an over-reac...

Hospital serves Healthy Organic Food to patients...

The Good Shepherd Medical Center in Oregon is providing healthy organic food to its patients in order to encourage healthy eating habits.// Foods from wild salmon to local organic foods are there in their menu. The pie is served with a topping of antioxidant-rich dried cherries. Angela Mallory, a 21-year-old who stayed at the hospital in rural Hermiston, OR for five days recently for t...

Organic Food Fever Catches Up In Delhi

Delivering organic food at the doorsteps is becoming a sunrise industry in the national capital as more and more people are opting for healthier lifestyles - where food plays a defining part. // "Money is no more a factor when it comes to leading a healthier life. Awareness towards organic food is growing. It's certainly a positive sign," said Vandana Shiva, director of Navdanya, a le...

organic kiwifruits promote health

Researchers from the University of California have found out that organically grown kiwifruit has more health benefits than the ones that are grown// under conventional conditions. This study is reported in the SCI’s magazine Chemistry & Industry. UK environment secretary David Miliband had declared in January that consuming organic fruits was just a choice in lifestyle. The Davis scien...

Organic Crops Contain Higher Levels of Nutrients: Study

Organic crops contain higher levels of important nutrients, which are said to protect the body against heart attack and cancer causing chemicals, scientists found.// Kirsten Brandt and other researchers found organic tomatoes, apples and peaches had greater concentrations of vitamin C, polyphenols, betacarotene and flavonoids, according to the Daily Mail. They were lower, however, in...

South African Farmers Turn to Organic Farming

A quiet revolution is taking place in the orchards of the Western Cape. After decades of trying to coax fruit onto the trees with the aid of chemicals, fruit farmers are// packing in the pesticides and deciding to grow green. Organic farming has come to South Africa, where it is being billed, not only as a profitable enterprise, but also as a panacea for poor soil quality in growing r...

UK Supermarket Chain Sainsbury's Rejects Charles' `rotten' Organic Carrots

British supermarket chain Sainsbury's has rejected organic carrots grown by Prince Charles, because they were found to be rotten. According to The Independent, the rejection of the vegetable, which Prince Charles sells under his Duchy Originals brand, came on the same day that figures revealed the Prince of Wales is investing more than ever in his organic farming and gardening ent...

Tibetans to Introduce Organic Farming

Tibetan refugees plan to introduce organic farming in India with the help of an Italian NGO . "A pilot organic village will be set up in each of the 12 major agricultural settlements spread across India," said Ngodup Dorje, head of the agriculture and cooperative division of the Tibetan government-in-exile here. The model villages will receive all inputs in the process...

Organic Farms Provide a Clue for India's Struggling Farms

As India struggles to deal with stagnation in its crucial agricultural sector, small-scale organic farming initiatives near the capital are providing clues on how to reap healthy profits from the land. Many farmers in India, where more than 70 percent of the people depend on the land, eke out a living -- or else fall steadily into debt -- trying to grow water, fertiliser and pestici...

Organic Farming Can Feed the World

Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food as conventional farming on the same amount of land---according to new findings which refute the long-standing assumption that organic farming methods cannot produce enough food to feed the global population. Researchers from the University of Michigan found that in developed countries, yields were almost equal on organic and...

Organic Farming can Feed the World, U-M Study Shows

According to new findings which refute the long-standing claim that organic farming methods cannot produce enough food to feed the global population ,Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food on individual farms in developing countries, as low-intensive methods on the same land. Researchers from the University of Michigan found that in developed countries, yields were...

Invisible Gases Form Most Organic Haze in Urban, Rural Areas: Study

A University of Colorado at Boulder study has claimed that invisible and reactive gases hovering over the Earth's surface , form the bulk of organic haze in both urban and rural areas. Till now, the scientists and health professionals had believed that sources that spew soot and other tiny particles directly into the air were the primary culprit in the formation of organic haze. <b...

Organically Grown Food More Healthier

Organically grown fruits and vegetable are healthier than conventionally grown products. A US study reports that organic food may improve your blood pressure and lower the risk of heart disease and stroke. A ten-year study comparing organic tomatoes with standard produce found almost double the level of flavonoids - a type of antioxidant. It contained higher levels of quercetin an...

Organic Tomatoes may Be Healthier for Your Heart Than Traditionally Grown Ones

Organic tomatoes might save your heart, for a new study has found that they are far better than traditionally grown crops. Dr Alyson Mitchell and his team at the California University used data from a long-term project using standardised farming techniques for the ten-year study. The study found that organic tomatoes have almost double the amount of flavonoids than com...