Genetically Modified Foods; how harmful? cont.

Proving to people that eating organic foods is much better than eating GM foods is not enough. People must be convinced to change their ways if we want to actually improve health issues. So what are the effects of eating these genetically modified foods?

Again, according to Responsible Technology, in 2009, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine stated that, “Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with genetically modified food,” including infertility, immune problems, accelerated aging, faulty insulin regulation, and changes in major organs and the gastrointestinal system. The AAEM has asked physicians to advise all patients to avoid GM foods. 

  • Soy allergies skyrocketed by 50% in the UK, soon after GM soy was introduced.
  • A skin prick allergy test shows that some people react to GM soy, but not to wild natural soy.
  • Cooked GM soy contains as much as 7-times the amount of a known soy allergen.
  • GM soy also contains a new unexpected allergen, not found in wild natural soy.

Studies done on animals also suggest that:

  • GM soy drastically reduces digestive enzymes in mice, impairing digestion.
  • Mice fed Bt-toxin started having immune reactions to formerly harmless foods.
  • Rats fed GM potatoes had smaller, partially atrophied livers.
  • The livers of rats fed GM canola were 12-16% heavier.
  • GM soy altered mouse liver cells in ways that suggest a toxic insult.
  • More than half the babies of mother rats fed GM soy died within three weeks.
  • The DNA of mouse embryos functioned differently when their parents ate GM soy.
  • Thousands of sheep, buffalo, and goats in India died after grazing on BT cotton plants after harvest while others suffered poor health and reproductive problems.

So when will this proof be enough? It’s hard to just stop eating the foods that all American’s are accustomed to eating, but maybe it’s necessary for the good of everyone’s health. 

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reference:

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/health-risks

One thought on “Genetically Modified Foods; how harmful? cont.

  1. Brittney Christina Falcon

    A factor that surely withholds individuals from making the move to organic food is price. It is well documented that organic food is pricier than that of the now common genetically modified food as stated in the fallowing passage from the FAO: http://www.fao.org/organicag/oa-faq/oa-faq5/en/
    I believe this needs to be addressed in order to get more Americans to eat GMO free food.

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