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How to get a nasty toxin out of your food

 

 

We live in a polluted world, so it’s no surprise that many of those pollutants get in our food. But a study at Newcastle University in England demonstrates a simple way to keep a nasty, cancer-causing chemical out of your dinner tonight.

The toxin the scientists examined is cadmium, a heavy metal linked to cancer and other serious health complications. To avoid cadmium, this study shows, you should eat organic food.

The analysis reviewed more than 340 studies involving the nutrients and contaminants in conventional (non-organic) and organic foods. It clearly shows that organic produce contains much less cadmium.

In their detailed research, the Washington State team used what are called meta-analysis techniques to highlight the differences between organic and conventional foods. The study shows that although research done more than five years ago found little difference between organic and conventional food, better, recent methods that are more reliable now clearly show that there are significant nutritional and contaminant differences between these food types.

“This study is telling a powerful story of how organic plant-based foods are nutritionally superior and deliver bona fide health benefits,” says researcher Chuck Benbrook.

The research concludes that conventional fruits and vegetables contain twice as much cadmium as organic crops. The scientists believe that the fertilizers that are applied to non-organic crops are increasing the amount of cadmium taken out of the soil by plant roots. They are concerned that the higher levels of cadmium in conventional food could be a serious long-term health risk.

 

 

 

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