Organic Foods: Health and Environmental Advantages and Disadvantages

Joel Forman, MD, Janet Silverstein, MD, COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION, and COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

KEY WORDS
organic food, produce, meat, dairy, growth hormone, antibiotic,
farming, diet

This document is copyrighted and is property of the American Academy of Pediatrics and its Board of Directors. All authors have filed conflict of interest statements with the American Academy of Pediatrics. Any conflicts have been resolved through a process approved by the Board of Directors. The American Academy of Pediatrics has neither solicited nor accepted any commercial involvement in the development of the content of this publication.

The guidance in this report does not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate.