The Lurking Dangers of GMO Food
There are many people that are becoming more concerned about the lurking dangers of GMO food. GMO, or genetically modified organisms food, is food that’s been genetically altered in a laboratory. This food has been available for use since the early 1990’s so its too soon to know what the long term dangers of GMO food will be.
One of the dangers of GMO food that people fear is that it can threaten people that have food allergies. If they were to eat a food without realizing it had been modified with an allergen they could have a severe reaction. Studies have concluded that if a food has been altered with a protein from a different food, it will cause a reaction in people that are allergic to the added protein.
It is also believed that people that consume GMO food will process the engineered traits of the food they’ve consumed. This means that if a food is grown to resist certain toxins, the people that eat this food could become resistant to some medications such as antibiotics. The mere fact that scientist weren’t able to predict this is additional proof that there is not enough known about the dangers of GMO food.
Even though the dangers of GMO food are not really understood yet, nearly 70% of the food that’s available in the U.S. marketplace has been genetically modified. Common foods like sugar cane, tomatoes, bananas, soybeans, potatoes, and corn are among those that have been genetically altered.
One of the reasons people have concerns about dangers of GMO food is that many of the foreign genes that are being used to alter DNA come from viruses or bacteria and these have never been in the human food supply in the history of mankind.
The possible dangers of GMO foods can be truly frightening. Thanks to the genetic medication that results from DAN shuffling, scientists can create super viruses in the laboratory in mere minutes. These viruses have never existed in nature. The viruses, if introduced into the food supply would have unknown consequences.
Since there have never been any studies done on unborn and developing children, the dangers of GMO food on the young and unborn population is completely unknown. Autism in children has risen dramatically since the 1990’s, about the time that GMO foods were introduced. No one knows if there is a connection or not.
Many of the fears concerning the dangers of GMO food could be put to rest if the effect of the food on humans would be thoroughly studied. Too much is unknown at this stage, which leads to fear and uncertainty.
A good arguing point of those who oppose GMO foods is that humans have never eaten this food and it is an unnatural diet. One could logically assume that would have a disastrous effect upon human health. The dangers of GMO food may go beyond a mere heath issue and actually cause harm as happened with GMO L-tryptophan that sickened thousands of people and killed around 100 before it was pulled from the market.
If you have any fears about the dangers of GMO food, it would be a good idea to investigate the food you and your family eat. You will likely be very shocked when you see how much GMO food you eat every day. You can take steps to eliminate GMO foods from your diet by growing your own food with non-GMO seeds. Further, you can buy only food products that are clearly labeled as GMO free. Until we fully understand the possible dangers of GMO food, you have to take responsibility for your own health since the agricultural industry isn’t slowing its march towards producing genetically altered food.
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