“People choose organic milk and meat for three main reasons: improved animal welfare, the positive impacts of organic farming and the perceived health benefits. A new study by scientists from the UK, Poland, Norway, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Greece, and Turkey claims that organic meat and milk could offer more health benefits than conventionally delivered products. Both organic meat and milk provide 50% more of the omega-3 fatty acids that are important in human nutrition. Organic meat has slightly lower concentrations of two saturated fats that are linked to greater risk of cardiovascular disease. The study, published online on Monday in Environmental Health Perspectives, is based on data collected between 2007 and 2011 at a number of sites across Europe. But conventional milk contains 74% more iodine and slightly more selenium, two minerals essential for healthy development. The study is based not on laboratory work but on meta-analyses of data from around the world.
A new study by scientists from the UK, Poland, Norway, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Greece, and Turkey claims that organic meat and milk could offer more health benefits than conventionally delivered products. Both organic meat and milk provide 50% more of the omega-3 fatty acids that are important in human nutrition. Organic meat has slightly lower concentrations of two saturated fats that are linked to greater risk of cardiovascular disease. The study, published online on Monday in Environmental Health Perspectives, is based on data collected between 2007 and 2011 at a number of sites across Europe. But conventional milk contains 74% more iodine and slightly more selenium, two minerals essential for healthy development. The study is based not on laboratory work but on meta-analyses of data from around the world.