Growing Health Research Initiative

Key Statistics from Growing Health

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Growing Health (2026)
vitagri.org
The cost of inaction
£268bn
Annual cost of diet-related chronic disease in the UK — equivalent to 92% of total NHS expenditure.
cf. total NHS budget ~£292bn per year
Source: Growing Health white paper (2026) · Vitagri Org Ltd
vitagri.org/research/growing-health-report.html
Średnicka-Tober et al. (2016)
British Journal of Nutrition
Pasture dairy · 170-study meta-analysis
56%
More omega-3 fatty acids in pasture-fed dairy compared to conventionally produced milk.
Średnicka-Tober et al. (2016) · British Journal of Nutrition · 170+ peer-reviewed studies
Source: Średnicka-Tober et al. (2016) · British Journal of Nutrition
vitagri.org/references.html
Multiple studies
Growing Health (2026)
Antioxidant variation · same crop type
200×
Variation in antioxidant concentration within the same crop variety — determined entirely by soil biology and farming practice.
This variation is invisible to current UK mandatory food labelling
Source: Growing Health white paper (2026) · Vitagri Org Ltd · vitagri.org
vitagri.org/insights/antioxidant-variation/
UK 'Big 7' mandatory label
Growing Health (2026)
UK mandatory food labelling gap
Zero
Farming-sensitive nutrients in UK mandatory food labelling. The 'Big 7' label cannot tell you whether your food was grown in healthy or degraded soil.
Energy, fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, protein, salt — none affected by farming system
Source: UK mandatory labelling regulations · Growing Health analysis (2026)
vitagri.org/framework/
PRISMA methodology
Growing Health (2026)
Growing Health white paper · 2026
3,000+
Peer-reviewed studies screened. 150 cited. 51 pages. PRISMA-informed methodology. The most comprehensive synthesis of nutrient-dense food evidence in the UK.
Free PDF download · vitagri.org · Published January 2026
Source: Growing Health white paper (2026) · Vitagri Org Ltd
vitagri.org/research/growing-health-report.html

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