?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Organic+agriculture%3A+Does+it+enhance+or+reduce+the+nutritional+value+of+plant+foods%3F&rft.creator=Brandt%2C+Dr.+Kirsten&rft.creator=M%C3%83%C2%B8lgaard%2C+Dr.+Jens+Peter&rft.subject=+Food+security%2C+food+quality+and+human+health&rft.description=The+possible+differences+between+organic+and+conventional+plant+products+are+examined+from+the+view+of+possible+effects+on+human+health.+It+is+concluded+that+nutritionally+important+differences+relating+to+contents+of+minerals%2C+vitamins%2C+protein+and+carbohydrates+are+not+likely%2C+primarily+since+neither+of+these+are+deficient+in+typical+first+world+diets%2C+nor+are+present+levels+of+pesticide+residues+in+conventional+products+cause+for+concern.+However%2C+there+is+reason+to+believe+that+contents+of+many+defence+related+secondary+metabolites+in+the+diet+are+lower+than+optimal+for+human+health%2C+even+for+those+where+too+high+levels+are+known+to+be+harmful.+High+biological+activity+resulting+in+adverse+effects+on+growth+of+animals+and+children+may+be+directly+linked+with+promotion+of+longevity.+There+is+ample%2C+but+circumstantial%2C+evidence+than+on+average+organic+vegetables+and+fruit+most+likely+contain+more+of+these+compounds+than+conventional+ones%2C+allowing+for+the+possibility+that+organic+plant+foods+may+in+fact+benefit+human+health+more+than+corresponding+conventional+ones.+The+authors+define+testable+scientific+hypotheses%2C+which+should+be+further+investigated+to+provide+more+definitive+answers+to+the+question.&rft.date=2001-06&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F116%2F1%2Forganic_food.pdf&rft.identifier=Brandt%2C+Dr.+Kirsten+and+M%C3%83%C2%B8lgaard%2C+Dr.+Jens+Peter+(2001)+Organic+agriculture%3A+Does+it+enhance+or+reduce+the+nutritional+value+of+plant+foods%3F+Journal+of+the+Science+of+Food+and+Agriculture%2C+81%2C+pp.+924-931.+**&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F116%2F