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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@gilanet.com>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Fwd: Re: is local food actually more nutritious?
  • Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:11:42 -0700


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On 2/11/2004 at 1:01 PM Connie Falk <cfalk@nmsu.edu> wrote:

>Hi. everyone.
>I recently purchased a copy of Organic Farming, Food Quality, and Human
>Health: A Review of the Evidence, which is a meta-analysis of all known
>research papers published on the topic of farming method impact on primary
>nutrients, secondary nutrients, food safety and observed health effects. I
>bought the book from the Soil Association in England. Check out their
>website:
>www.soilassociation.org. Their email is info@soilassociation.org.
>
>Connie
>At 12:43 PM 2/11/2004, Mary Ida Compton wrote:
>>Hi Kelly:
>>
>>I have also searched for similar information, and some of my sources are:
>>
>><http://www.soilassociation.org/sa/saweb.nsf/librarytitles/Briefing_Sheets03082001a>www.soilassociation.org/sa/saweb.nsf/librarytitles/Briefing_Sheets03082001a
>>
>>www.purefood.org
>>
>>I received an e-mail in 2002 from someone which said:
>>I have read that organic produce has 6 times the amount of Salicylic Acid
>>(a powerful anticarcinogen) as chemically grown produce.
>>
>>Spinach loses 50% of its nutrients in 5 days.
>>
>>The hormone disrupting pesticides used on chemically grown produce is
>>under investigation in Europe. The incidence of Autism and Aspergers
>>Disease in elementary schools in England has increased 300% in the last 5
>>years. There appears to be a link between hormone disruptors and many
>>neurological problems in children.
>>
>>There is an article "Organic Soup Can Cut Heart Disease Risk, Study Says"
>>on March 13, 2002 (I think that is the year.) from Reuters, London.
>>
>>I have seen statistics from some European studies, but I can't seem to
>>locate them. I hope this helps.
>>
>>Mary Ida
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:kelly_watters@hotmail.com>Kelly Watters
>>To: <mailto:comfood-l@listproc.tufts.edu>Community Food Security Coalition
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 1:07 PM
>>Subject: is local food actually more nutritious?
>>
>>I need help in making the local food preference message strong. We all
>>know the social/economic benefits of buying and eating local but, to all
>>you nutritionists out there, is local food more nutritious and are there
>>references out there where I can find scientific research on this topic??
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>Kelly
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Kelly Watters
>>Farmers Market Nutrition Services
>>Consultant Coordinator for Community Food Connections
>>(520) 207-4902
>>
>>
>>----------
>><http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2755??PS=>Click here for a FREE online
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>
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Connie Falk
>Professor
>Dept. Agricultural Economics and
> Agricultural Business
>MSC 3169 Box 30003
>New Mexico State University
>Las Cruces, NM 88003
>http://agecon.nmsu.edu/oasis/
>
>

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