Organic Food and Health: A Systematic Review

B, Rock; Suriyan, J; Vijay, Bhavya; Thalha, N; Elango, S; Rajajeyakumar, M

doi:10.4172/2161-0711.1000532

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“…For example, the various CRY proteins that are expressed continuously and ubiquitously in some Bt crops may negatively impact health. Since HT GMO crops are sprayed with Roundup ® or other glyphosate-based herbicides during the growing season, and therefore often contain higher concentrations of glyphosate residues [35,36,37,38], the herbicide (glyphosate and/or other ingredients, see [33,34]), rather than the genetic manipulation, could cause the negative effects of a GMO-containing diet on animals.…”

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Roundup®, but Not Roundup-Ready® Corn, Increases Mortality of Drosophila melanogaster

Talyn

Lemon

Badoella

et al. 2019

Toxics

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Genetically modified foods have become pervasive in diets of people living in the US. By far the most common genetically modified foods either tolerate herbicide application (HT) or produce endogenous insecticide (Bt). To determine whether these toxicological effects result from genetic modification per se, or from the increase in herbicide or insecticide residues present on the food, we exposed fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster, to food containing HT corn that had been sprayed with the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup®, HT corn that had not been sprayed with Roundup®, or Roundup® in a variety of known glyphosate concentrations and formulations. While neither lifespan nor reproductive behaviors were affected by HT corn, addition of Roundup® increased mortality with an LC50 of 7.1 g/L for males and 11.4 g/L for females after 2 days of exposure. Given the many genetic tools available, Drosophila are an excellent model system for future studies about genetic and biochemical mechanisms of glyphosate toxicity.

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Roundup®, but Not Roundup-Ready® Corn, Increases Mortality of Drosophila melanogaster

Talyn

Lemon

Badoella

et al. 2019

Toxics

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“…Concerning the total polyphenols detected in lemon, our study revealed a significant difference at p < 0.05 between organic and conventional, where the level in conventional lemon (139.17 mg GAE/g DM) exhibited higher values than organic lemon (113.3 mg GAE/g DM). This result could be explained by the lower levels of pesticide contamination recorded in conventional (22%) than organic samples (33.33%) because, in the presence of low pesticides level, a plant exposure to stressful conditions due to insect attack and fungal infection, triggers natural defenses mechanism by biotic and abiotic stress, contributing to phenolic compounds accumulation (Winter and Davis, 2006). Moreover, the level of flavonoid detected in conventional lemon (32.51 mg catechin/g DM) was higher than organic one (29.37 mg catechin/g DM) with no significance.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…All these health harms induced an increased public concern to change its way of consumption: consume better food quality. This change helped emerge organic farming practices, which would help us control the problems related to the use of unnecessary chemical substances affecting people's health (Brandi et al, 2017).…”

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Assessment of phenolic content, pesticide residue and biological activities of organic lemon and cucumber in Lebanese market

Dwaidy

Cheaib

Jammoul

et al. 2021

NFS

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Purpose This study aims to evaluate the safety and quality of organic food product versus conventional ones in the Lebanese market. Design/methodology/approach Selected organic and conventional Lemon and cucumber were assessed for the presence of pesticides residues using LC-MS/MS and GC/MS/MS, also compared at the level of total polyphenols content, flavonoids, tannins and tested for their antiradical and antibacterial activities. Findings The findings indicate that organic lemons were contaminated by four types of pesticide residues (33.33%), while one pesticide residue (22.22%) was detected in conventional one, which were all below the European Union Maximum Residue Limits. For cucumber, six pesticide residues (66.66%) were detected in organic samples, while in conventional, eight pesticide residues (55.55%) were detected. However, absolutely four samples (44.44%) in each of conventional and organic cucumber samples surpass the maximum residue levels. Both lemon and cucumber, regardless of the farming systems, possess potent antioxidant activity with no significant difference, except for lemon, where total polyphenol was highly significant in conventional. Additionally, this study showed that lemon of conventional origin was slightly more effective in inhibiting the growth of gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains compared to organic samples, while both cucumber types did not exert any antibacterial effect. Originality/value This is the first paper to assess the polyphenols, pesticide residue and biological activities of organic lemon and cucumber in Lebanese market as well as comparing conventional to organic.

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“…Organic production and organic food are very important from medicinal and ecological points of view. Organic food has been shown to have many health benefits with wide variability (Rock et al, 2017).…”

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Distribution Channels for Organic Food in the Republic of Serbia

Stanković,

Andjelković,

Milovanović

2023

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Continuous organic production growth in the Republic of Serbia poses the issue of the existence of adequate distribution channels for these products, as they require specific storage and distribution requirements. In addition, the development of organic food production and demand for these products indicates that this market segment is not negligible. Hence, there is a need to analyze the degree of customer satisfaction with organic foods with existing distribution channels. Are there adequate channels for the distribution of organic food? How much trust do consumers have in distribution channels and whether the level of trust in distribution channels can affect consumers’ buying decisions? These are just some questions that come up. In this regard, the subject of research will be the existing distribution network of organic products in the Republic of Serbia, as well as the degree of satisfaction and trust of consumers in distribution channels, in order to define guidelines and recommendations for the redesign of the organic food distribution network. In order to answer those questions, empirical research was conducted on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, and for the purposes of statistical analysis was used following statistical methods: ANOVA, MANOVA, cluster analysis, and descriptive statistics.

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Organic Food and Health: A Systematic Review

Cited by 5 publications

References 42 publications

Roundup®, but Not Roundup-Ready® Corn, Increases Mortality of Drosophila melanogaster

Roundup®, but Not Roundup-Ready® Corn, Increases Mortality of Drosophila melanogaster

Assessment of phenolic content, pesticide residue and biological activities of organic lemon and cucumber in Lebanese market

Distribution Channels for Organic Food in the Republic of Serbia

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