Eating organic foods will not affect your risk of cancer, scientists have claimed.
In a survey of about 600,000 women aged over 50, Oxford University researchers found no evidence that diets free from produce grown using pesticides had any effect on chances of cancer.
It examined how many of the women developed any of the 16 most common types of cancer across a nine year period.
That figure stood at about 50,000, but the scientists found no connection between that number and how many ate organically.
Cancer Research UK information manager Dr Claire Knight said: “Eating a well-balanced diet which is high in fruit and vegetables, whether conventionally grown or not, can help reduce your cancer risk.”
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article