Naslov
Organic Food - Human Health Impact

Autori
Poljak, Marija ; Ovca, Andrej

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of Abstracts 53. Days of Preventive Medicine International Congress.Niš, Srbija / - , 2019, 120-120

Skup
53. Days of Preventive Medicine International Congress

Mjesto i datum
Niš, Srbija, 24.09.2019. - 27.09.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Organic food, Human health, Nutrients, Pesticide residues, Contaminants

Sažetak
Introduction: In the last two decades, the consumption of organic food is increasing steadily worldwide. Today 181 countries produce organic food on more than 69, 8 million hectares of organic farmland. People are mostly motivated to eat organic food because they believe it‘s healthier than the conventional one. Objectives: A literature review focusing on studies investigating impact of organic food on human health. Materials and methods: A search strategy was implemented in the following bibliographic databases: Scopus, Since Direct and PubMed. The search algorithm comprised a targeted combination of food production-related terms (organic food, conventional food), risk-related terms (pesticide residues, contaminants, antibiotics, health impact) and food-related terms (nutrients). Results: Many studies that investigated nutritional value of organic compared to conventional food, showed that organic food contains a significantly more polyphenols, vitamin C, and some mineral components. Also, because of the way of production, organic food contains less pesticides residues, antibiotics, and nitrates. Organic food and food products of animal origin have a higher content of omega-3 fatty acid, α- linolenic acid, and conjugated linoleic acid. However, both, organic and conventional food, can be contaminated with environmental contaminants such as OCPs, PCBs, lead, and cadmium. Conclusion: People eating organic food are healthier and with better body shape. They have lower incidence of some metabolic diseases, cardiovascular disease, allergies, and overweight or obesity. However that is also in high correlation with their healthier lifestyle and healthier dietary patterns in general. That's why new long-term studies should be carried on to determine whether organic food compared to the conventional one significantly contributes to the overall health status of an individual or population.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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