Ronette Schulte, Administrative Assistant (573) 751-2794. The Chief Medical Officers serve as the departmentâs senior clinical leaders by providing advice and counsel to the department director regarding a broad range of clinical policy, programmatic and strategic issues.
Organic vegetables at a farmers' market in Argentina. Organic foods are foods produced by organic farming. While the standards differ worldwide, organic farming in general features cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.
Food processing may also alter foods in ways that might affect cancer risk. An example is the refining of grains, which greatly lowers the amount of fiber and other compounds that may reduce cancer risk.oncern about the possible effects of food additives on health, including cancer, is one reason that many people are now interested in organic foods. Organic foods are often promoted as an alternative to foods grown with conventional methods that use chemical pesticides and herbicides, hormones, or antibiotics.