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==Superiority of Organic Food==
Numerous studies have demonstrated that rather than harmful, organic foods are actually nutritionally superior to conventionally produced food [http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf/0/536379ea38eaf4ca802573830061ac90?OpenDocument][http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf/4042794258a20f4280256a680046b77e/30f6f6ee0d6a3a4a802571bc00442a17!OpenDocument]. Recently the largest to date, the UK based Quality Low Input Food (QLIF) study says that organic really is better [http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/86972.php]. "Professor Carlo Leifert, the co-ordinator of the €18m four-year project, said: 'We have shown there are more of certain nutritionally desirable compounds and less of the baddies in organic foods, or improved amounts of the fatty acids you want and less of those you don't want'" [http://www.independent.ie/national-news/eu-research--gives-seal-of-approval-to-organic-food-1207072.html?r=RSS]. See also [http://swroc.cfans.umn.edu/organic/ASD_Lairon_2009.pdf this] review and update of the 2003 French Agency for Food Safety study which found organic superior on many levels. Also see [http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/peter_melchett/2007/10/organics_better_admit_it.html][http://www.mindfully.org/Food/Organic-Crops-Superior-WorthingtonJul99.htm].
After a review of 97 studies to date comparing the nutritional differences between conventionally grown and organically grown produce [http://www.organic-center.org/ The Organic Center], states that the evidence positively shows organic agriculture is consistantly superior in nutritional quality. "Yes, organic plant-based foods are, on average, more nutritious in terms of their nutrient density for compounds validated by this study’s rigorous methodology.... The average serving of organic plant-based food contains about 25% more of the nutrients encompassed in this study than a comparable-sized serving of the same food produced by conventional farming methods" says their State of Science Review [http://organic-center.org/reportfiles/5367_Nutrient_Content_SSR_FINAL_V2.pdf New Evidence Confirms the Nutrititonal Superiority of Plant-Based Organic Foods]. See also concluding comments from a symposium of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) stating [http://www.organic-center.org/news.pr.php?action=detail&pressrelease_id=28 Scientists Agree That Organic Farming Delivers Healthier, Richer Soil and Nutritionally Enhanced Food].