Health effects of organic foods have been little studied,
and particularly not in relation to pre-eclampsia.
Torjusen and coworkers have recently compared intakeof organic foods among women in MoBa with and
without pre-eclampsia [15]. The food frequency questionnaire
included 6 questions on the use of organic
foods. No association to pre-eclampsia was found for
the consumption of organic fruit, cereals, milk/dairy
products, eggs or meat, while higher intake of organic
vegetables appeared to decrease the risk of preeclampsia.
Comparing subjects who said they consumed
organic vegetables often or mostly to subjects
saying rarely/never or sometimes gives an OR of 0.75
(95% CI: 0.60-0.95). The risk reduction associated
with use of organic vegetables was observed in addition
to the risk reduct