Organic food intake effects in human health

The purpose hereof was to systematically evaluate the organic food intake effects in human health through controlled clinical studies. Articles with the descriptions organic food, human and human intervention study were included. The articles were selected by their titles and abstracts, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. At the end of the analysis, ten studies were used. The organic food intake presented positive effect on human health. A non-communicable chronic disease development risk reduction and lower oxidative damages on the DNA molecule were noticed due to a lower exposition to chemical compounds. Complications in chronic renal disease patients were reduced and their lean mass increased and fat mass reduced. However, no influence of the organic food intake was noticed on the antioxidant defense and immunologic systems of healthy subjects. Our conclusion is that a regular intake of organic food promotes benefits for our health, although there still are controversies in the literature.