10 IRREFUTABLE evidence that GMO can harm you!
- Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize
- Why genetically engineered food is dangerous: New report by genetic engineers
Nature is a living organism that functions through every cell and
organ that is working together. There is nothing isolated in nature and
everything is connected with one another. All these years, science has
been trying to
discover and explore complexity
that exists in nature. However even the most advanced 3D engineering
modeling and analysis cannot fully understand all the parameters and
complexities that exists within the universe and sometimes the results
aren’t even half close to reality.
Although technology, industrialization and innovation have been
revolutionary in human being’s life, at the same time they have resulted
in dysfunction, scarcity and even destruction of our planet.
In the last few decades one of the crises that our planet has been
facing is
modern agricultural. Extensive farming, use of pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers,
genetically modified foods or crops and invention of
hormones and antibiotic that are fed to our livestock have drastically changed everything.
Only 3% of
US farm lands are planted with
fruits and vegetables while 50% of farms are used for planting
soy and
corn. Even farmers treat what they plant as a commodity rather than food. With the
anti-GMO labeling policies in America, there is no way that you would know, weather or not, what you buy in grocery stores are
genetically modified or not. Even if you only buy organic foods, how could you know that the original seeds weren’t
genetically modified? Yes the farmer might have used good soil without
pesticides or chemicals to grow your favorite tomatoes, but there is no way that anyone would know where the actual seeds came from.
In the last three decades,
industrialized agriculture,
biotechnology and extensive use of pesticides, herbicides and chemical
fertilizers have resulted in a nutrient-deficient soil.
Mineral &
nutritional deficiencies in soil, weak immune system in
human beings and
animals, new diseases, viruses & global warming are all related.
Environmental & Health Impact of GMO Seeds and Crops
Studies and research shows that soil microorganisms are very
essential for soil fertility. Over 100 million microorganism and over
1000 species live in one gram of productive soil. Without these
microorganisms that include fungi, bacteria, algae and insects, plants
wouldn’t obtain the
essential nutrition for growth.
Also, there was a huge change in US agriculture as the result of
medical research on antibiotics, pesticides and synthetic chemicals
during World War II.
Use of
pesticides, herbicides and fungicides started killing fungi, weeds and useful bacteria in the soil. Excessive use of
hormones and antibiotics also resulted in antibiotic resistant diseases in animals and people.
Our soil and livestock were doing fine until genetic engineering was invented.
In genetic engineering a number of different genes are inserted into
the recipient organism. At the same time chemicals & pesticides are
sprayed on
GMO crops which potentially results in destruction of most of the insects and living microorganisms in the soil.
These engineering crops could also contaminate wild plants with new
genes and that could result in production of widely spread viruses. GMO
crops could be a danger to flies, insects, birds and other animals. GMO
crops could also be a threat for crop diversity.
These
GMO crops
over time become resistant to herbicides or pest control products so
stronger herbicides or pest control products will be needed. As stronger
herbicides or pest control products are used there would be a
possibility for a more evolved version of viruses.
Here are actual cases of GMO’s harm to humans and livestock (that we eat):
1. There have been numerous cases where animals have
died or became serious ill
and were put down in order to avoid mass contamination or to calm down
the panic that would have caused even more damage to the food industry.
In Hesse, Germany many cows died suddenly when they were fed with
Syngenta’s genetically engineered maize cow food and as a result of this
incident the authorities in Germany decided to slaughter the rest of
the cows to avoid having the mysterious disease to get out and
contaminate other cattle houses. Syngenta did admit that the protein
used for the cow food maize is also used for human
genetically engineered foods. Oh dear, why has Syngenta now withdrawn this protein from human genetically engineered foods? Let’s ask FDA.
2. Why should you be concerned that cows eating GMO foods died and/or
got contaminated with a mysterious disease? Because, if you eat meat or
chicken that is contaminated as a result of a
GMO
with re-engineered DNA that is contaminated with a pathogen, then the
DNA genes contaminate your cells and are also harmful to you. These DNA
genes can be INSERTED into your own genes.
3.
Roundup Ready
Soy was given to mother rats as food during a study and it was
discovered that 53% of the babies born died within a couple of weeks,
about 10 times worse than normal. The biochemical form and structure of
rats are very similar to human which is why they are used so often for
studies to protect humans against various diseases. So the study should
be of a major concern to FDA and other authorities that are concerned
with health impediments of GMO’s. What should be even more concerning to
FDA is that the
GMO soy beans
given to these rats caused serious disturbances to the liver by
changing the cellular function of the liver and the cell nucleus, which
may cause serious changes to the way our body operates at the biological
level. Who knows how far this may go – may be in a few years of nucleus
changes, men will even get pregnant since some already are growing
breasts due to
consumption of hormones.
4. If you don’t eat
beef or
don’t much care about rats, then do you like lamb? When was the last
time you had lamb kobabs or lamps cutlets? Nearly 2,000 sheep have died
after grazing on GMO cotton crops and were found to have server toxicity
and
inflammation of intestines and the same toxin exists in GMO foods intended for future release to people, starting in Asia and Africa.
5. In United States gastrointestinal diseases (chronic and acute) have
increased dramatically since mid 90s and this has been linked to
GMO foods given to sheep. In Sweden, where no
GMO foods
are allowed for humans or cattle, there has been no change whatsoever.
Scientists are still researching the inflammation causes to the
intestine and the study will take another 2 years to complete, while GMO
foods are still being given to sheep in US.
6. In UK, GMO soy was put through a thorough test on a group of students at Sheffield University, half on
GMO soy
and the other on non-GMO soy and the research was conducted with all
other parameters being equal, e.g. water consumption, diet size,
environmental factors, etc. By the end of the research the GMO soy fed
subjects were experiencing some allergies with 50% of them experiencing
long term
allergies - compared to no GMO soy fed subjects.
7. In laboratory tests, again and again, animals avoided GMO foods
compared to non-GMO equivalent. Should we trust the instincts of animals
that live based on their instincts?
8. Argentina has been one of the first countries to convert half of their arable land to
GMO food production and are now the country with a major serious
agricultural nightmare which has resulted in more than 20,000
farmers
losing their land and livelihoods to superweeds that have destroyed the
soil and is now a major agricultural crises in the world.
In India every 30 minutes, one farmer commits suicide because of devastating side effects of genetically modified organisms.
9. Scientists and Genetic Engineers themselves (if not coerced nor
threatened with unemployment – or worse) tell us that GMO as used in
crop development is not precise or predictable and has not been shown to
be safe. The technique can result in the unexpected production of
toxins or allergens in food that are unlikely to be spotted in current regulatory checks.
- Why genetically engineered food is dangerous: New report by genetic engineers
- The Union of Concerned Scientists about GMO
- Concerns Expressed by Government Scientists about GMOs
- Dangers of Genetically Engineered Foods
10. The scariest of them all – the authorities (FDA and others) as well as
food corporations protest profusely to any kind of labeling of
GMO foods.
I don’t know about you, but that certainly concerns me that they would
be so adamantly against labeling and so vehemently fighting against it –
as if they have nothing better to do. Why are they so much against it?
What is wrong with labeling or essentially saying, “… some foods are GMO
and we (FDA) as well as our partners (Food Companies) don’t think there
is anything wrong with them, but for the informed consumers’ choice and
for fairness, we decided to include it in the labeling”. The fact that
they assume that they know best and that they are the informed, logical,
and trustworthy entity and us the people, who want labeling, are
ignorant, fearful, and paranoid - tells me that they are hiding
something. Why not be open and truthful and let people decide if they
want
GMO in their food or not? In a free country, should we not have the choice to eat
GMO-free foods if we want?
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