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"In a new study, those who ate more organic food had fewer cancer diagnoses" The title is correct. And it's not surprising at all. People who eat organic food

• krackers 8y ago
  And they tend to be more careful about diet/nutrition/exercise in the first place
• manmal 8y ago
  The study could have controlled for income, as it should for smoking, exercise, etc. Richer people also eat out more often (some, all the time) and usually are served the cheapest ingredients there, except for very expensive venues.
  • jlarocco 8y ago
    > Richer people also eat out more often (some, all the time) and usually are served the cheapest ingredients there, except for very expensive venues. I'm not sure about that last part. It's not hard to find moderately priced restaurants using quality and/or organic ingredients. It won't be fast food prices, obviously, but it isn't going to break the bank, either.
    • manmal 8y ago
      IDK, there’s so many reports of rancid olive oil and the wrong type of fish being served. Ingredients are where restaurants can really save costs without anyone noticing.
• jmcmichael 8y ago
  As noted elsewhere, the study accounted for those variables: "Participants in the French study also provided information about their general health status, their occupation, education, income and other details, like whether they smoked. Since people who eat organic food tend to be health-conscious and may benefit from other healthful behaviors, and also tend to have higher incomes and more years of education than those who don’t eat organic, the researchers made adjustments to account for differences in these characteristics, as well as such factors as physical activity, smoking, use of alcohol, a family history of cancer and weight. Even after these adjustments, the most frequent consumers of organic food had 76 percent fewer lymphomas, with 86 percent fewer non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, and a 34 percent reduction in breast cancers that develop after menopause."