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GMO alert: top 10 genetically modified foods to avoid eating

(NaturalNews) There is a conspiracy of selling out happening in America. Politics and personal interest it would seem determine government policies over and above health and safety issues. When President Obama appointed Michael Taylor in 2009 as senior adviser for the FDA, a fierce protest ensued from consumer groups and environmentalists. Why? Taylor used to be vice president for Monsanto, a multinational interested in marketing genetically modified (GM) food. It was during his term that GMO’s were approved in the US without undergoing tests to determine if they were safe for human consumption.

The danger of GMO’s

The question of whether or not genetically modified foods (GMO’s) are safe for human consumption is an ongoing debate that does not seem to see any resolution except in the arena of public opinion. Due to lack of labeling, Americans are still left at a loss as to whether or not what is on the table is genetically modified. This lack of information makes the avoiding and tracking of GM foods an exercise in futility. Below are just some of the food products popularly identified to be genetically modified:

1. Corn – Corn has been modified to create its own insecticide. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared that tons of genetically modified corn has been introduced for human consumption. Monsanto has revealed that half of the US’s sweet corn farms are planted with genetically modified seed. Mice fed with GM corn were discovered to have smaller offspring and fertility problems.

2. Soy – Soy has also been genetically modified to resist herbicides. Soy products include soy flour, tofu, soy beverages, soybean oil and other products that may include pastries, baked products and edible oil. Hamsters fed with GM soy were unable to have offspring and suffered a high mortality rate

3. Cotton – Like corn and soy, cotton has been designed to resist pesticides. It is considered food because its oil can be consumed. Its introduction in Chinese agriculture has produced a chemical that kills cotton bollworm, reducing the incidences of pests not only in cotton crops but also in neighboring fields of soybeans and corn. Incidentally, thousands of Indian farmers suffered severe rashes upon exposure to BT cotton.

4. Papaya – The virus-resistant variety of papaya was commercially introduced in Hawaii in 1999. Transgenic papayas comprised three-fourths of the total Hawaiian papaya crop. Monsanto bestowed upon Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore technology for developing papaya resistant to the ringspot virus in India.

5. Rice – This staple food from South East Asia has now been genetically modified to contain a high amount of vitamin A. Allegedly, there are reports of rice varieties containing human genes to be grown in the US. The rice will create human proteins useful for dealing with infant diarrhea in the 3rd world. China Daily, an online journal, reported potential serious public health and environment problems with genetically modified rice considering its tendency to cause allergic reactions with the concurrent possibility of gene transfers.

6. Tomatoes – Tomatoes have now been genetically engineered for longer shelf life, preventing them from easily rotting and degrading. In a test conducted to determine the safety of GM tomatoes, some animal subjects died within a few weeks after consuming GM tomatoes.

7. Rapeseed – In Canada, this crop was renamed canola to differentiate it from non-edible rapeseed. Food stuff produced from rapeseed includes rapeseed oi (canola oil) l used to process cooking oil and margarine. Honey can also be produced from GM rapeseed. German food surveillance authorities discovered as much as a third of the total pollen present in Canadian honey may be from GM pollen. In fact, some honey products from Canada were also discovered to have pollen from GM rapeseed.

8. Dairy products – It has been discovered that 22 percent of cows in the U.S. were injected with recombinant (genetically modified) bovine growth hormone (rbGH). This Monsanto created hormone artificially forces cows to increase their milk production by 15 percent. Milk from cows treated with this milk inducing hormone contains increased levels of IGF-1 (insulin growth factors-1). Humans also have IGF-1 in their system. Scientists have expressed concerns that increased levels of IGF-1 in humans have been associated with colon and breast cancer.

9. Potatoes – Mice fed with potatoes engineered with Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki Cry 1 were found to have toxins in their system. Despite claims to the contrary, this shows that Cry1 toxin was stable in the mouse gut. When the health risks were revealed, it sparked a debate.

10. Peas – Peas that have been genetically modified have been found to cause immune responses in mice and possibly even in humans. A gene from kidney beans was inserted into the peas creating a protein that functions as a pesticide.

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[dreami]

so many of us work out, care for our bodies and take pride in who and what we are.
and we blithly trust what we are told about how food is produced.
this clearly states a different story

thanks for sharing this sort of info
i know many think its boring or sites "like this" aint the place for that sort of info - BUT REALLY!!!! i think that info is important,relevant and needs to be distributed.

the article lists its sources so obviously holds its content with regard.
and if anyone finds this sort of thing objectionable then the thread title is plain and clear so there must have been a reason you clicked on it

 

[JohnnySavage]

so many of us work out, care for our bodies and take pride in who and what we are.
and we blithly trust what we are told about how food is produced.
this clearly states a different story

thanks for sharing this sort of info
i know many think its boring or sites "like this" aint the place for that sort of info - BUT REALLY!!!! i think that info is important,relevant and needs to be distributed.

the article lists its sources so obviously holds its content with regard.
and if anyone finds this sort of thing objectionable then the thread title is plain and clear so there must have been a reason you clicked on it

What?

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

They should try eating the corn that existed before Mezoamericans began genetically modifying it...

 

[JohnnySavage]

They should try eating the corn that existed before Mezoamericans began genetically modifying it...

Or drink milk from cows, or eat a turkey.

 

[fair_warning]

What?

Oh, for a moment I thought it was just me.

 

[bismark52159]

Sure

I am a farmer and I use Round-Up. If you dont want it then start paying more. My job is to produce at the cheapest level I can acheive. I enjoy planting corn and beans and using a quart of Round up to keep weeds down. If I did not I would have to till the ground using more diesel and losing more ground to erosion. I remember the days of using Aatrazine using 5 lbs a acre and still not clean fields. I am in a corn bean rotation so use no pesticides. I remember dumping 7lbs of Thimet a acre to keep pests away. Also when it rained the creeks would turn brown with dirt. So if you are against GM products start paying more for food. Where were all you folks when corn was $1.85 a bu? now cash is $6.75. Iyou want Non GMO be prepared to have grain at over 10 a bu. Expensive grain leads to higher meat and milk!!!

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

To: dreami

Sweetheart, I read what you posted, and I agree with you.

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(And there is great value in striking when the iron is hot, and responding quickly. The post gets there in time, and makes the appropriate impact.)

But this is LIT- erotica.- Taking time to use punctuation is important.

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Using the Preview Post button will buy you some extra time, to examine what you wish to convey.

 

[AllenS87]

Unfortunately, nothing will stay normal!