Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier Than Conventional Alternatives? A Systematic Review

Posted by on Dec 15, 2012 in Research | 0 comments Our growing nutrition crisis has come to a point where organic foods, which are in many cases grown to be more nutritions, are not more nutrient dense than conventional foods. The recent systematic review from Stanford discusses this. “Consumers purchase organic foods for many reasons. Despite the widespread perception that organically produced foods are more nutritious than conventional...
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What is Nutrient Sufficiency?

Posted by on Dec 15, 2012 in Research | 0 comments Nutrient sufficiency refers to our body’s ability to absorb the necessary level of micronutrients, vitamins, and other key substances that it requires. The nutrient content of people’s diets has declined significantly over time.  Globally, diets today are less diverse and are composed of a higher percentage of processed foods than ever before. Changes to our food and health systems aimed...
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