Organic Food: Nutrition and the Myth

Technically, yes, but I doubt our conclusion will surprise you if you're a regular reader. Here's the nitty gritty:

In April of 2010, Walter J. Crinnion produced a study comparing organically grown food with non-organically grown food. Crinnion's conclusion in the study was, “organic varieties do provide significantly greater levels of vitamin C, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus than non-organic varieties of the same foods.”

And, while the research is sound, it makes me wonder if the higher nutrient levels are significant enough that eating non-organic is a poor health decision. It would seem the question is not, "Is organic food more nutritious?" But rather, "Does non-organic food provide the nutrition we need?"

Harvard Medical School, however, published a robust comparative study on Harvard Health Publishing in 2012 that answers this question. After reviewing a study that the same way as Crinnion above, Harvard Medicine concluded, "organics do have some safety advantages over conventional foods, nutritionally speaking they have little extra to offer.” Which means, if you’re after organic food because it's more nutritious, you're being hoodwinked. Conventionally grown food provides all the nutrition you need for your overall health.