No association between organic food consumption and cancer risk Original paper
In this meta-analysis of 3 prospective cohort studies, eating organic food was not associated with a lower risk of cancer.
This Study Summary was published on March 27, 2025.
The study
A total of 3 prospective cohort studies with 733,954 participants (average age of 55; 80% women; 20% men) were included. The studies had follow-up periods of 15 years, 4.6 years, and 9.3 years.
The studies were conducted in the United Kingdom, France, and Denmark.
There was no clear association between how frequently the participants ate organic food and the risk of overall cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
The certainty of evidence for all outcomes was considered low by the investigators.
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The results
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This Study Summary was published on March 27, 2025.
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