Fruit flies fed organic diets are healthier than flies fed nonorganic diets

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 11:30 in Biology & Nature

Fruit flies fed an organic diet recorded better health outcomes than flies fed a nonorganic diet, according to a new study. Researchers found that fruit flies raised on organic foods performed better on various health tests. Flies on organic diets showed improvements on the most significant measures of health, namely fertility and longevity, according to new research.

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