Health benefits of organic food [ effects of the environment
"Public concern over impacts of chemicals in plant and animal production on health and the environment has led to increased demand for organic produce, which is usually promoted and often perceived as containing fewer contaminants, more nutrients, and bg positive for the environment." &quo...
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| Language: | English |
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Wallingford, UK :
CABI ,
c2008
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| Online Access: | https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2008/20083284864.pdf |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Organic farming and food systems: definitions and key characteristics
- 2. The health benefits of n-3 fatty acids and their concentrations in organic and conventional animal-derived foods
- 3. Environmental impacts on n-3 content of foods from rumit animals
- 4. Health benefits and selenium content of organic versus conventional foods
- 5. Environmental impacts concerning the selenium content of foods
- 5. Contaminants in organic and conventional food: the missing link between contaminant levels and health effects
- 6. Mycotoxins in organic and conventional foods and effects of the environment
- 7. Human pathogens in organic and conventional foods and effects of the environment
- 8. What does consumer science tell us about organic foods?
- 9. The beneficial effects of dietary flavonoids : sources, bioavailability and biological functions
- 10. Environmental regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis
- 11. Nitrates in the human diet
- 12. Impacts of environment and management on nitrate in vegetables and water
- 13. Effects of the environment on the nutritional quality and safety of organically produced foods: round-up and summary