Affect your health. 3. Pesticide Exposure The majority of GM crops in cultivation are engineered to contain a gene for pesticide resistance. Most are Roundup Ready, meaning they can be suppressed or overexpressed, causing a wide variety of results. One consequence of overexpression, for example, can be cancer.
Nutritional problems can also result from the transfer. In one example, cows that ate Roundup Ready soybeans produced milk with more fat in it. In another example, milk from cows injected with a genetically engineered growth hormone was found by a number of researchers, including those published in the journal Lancet, to have substantially higher levels of bovine growth hormones in it, along with pus and sometimes antibiotics.
GM crops have been linked to health problems as diverse as reproductive damage, cancer, Alzheimers disease and diabetes. Concerned scientists have been outspoken about these risks. DNA is complex, and we have yet to understand all the potential complex interactions. The potential hazards are difficult to predict and identify immediately.
Additionally, the United States regulatory system is set up to deal with problems occurring with GM foods only after they occur. But what if, instead, we invoked the precautionary principle, an international agreement that calls for intelligent caution when it comes to new science and technologies? Thankfully, you can protect yourself and your family by taking action against GMO foods.
Choose organic foods wherever possible (this app can help you determine which foods to avoid), support farms that refuse to grow GMO foods, and pressure your lawmakers to force agriculture companies to label GMOs. The right to know is one we must be outspoken to protect. Related Care2 articles: 10 Facts Why GM Food is Bad Which Companies Support GMO Labeling? How to Fight GMO Foods at Home Photo from Fotolia foods wherever possible (this app can help you determine which foods to avoid), support farms that refuse to grow GMO foods, and pressure your lawmakers to force agriculture companies to label GMOs.
The right to know is one we must be outspoken to protect. Related Care2 articles: 10 Facts Why GM Food is Bad Which Companies Support GMO Labeling? How to Fight GMO Foods at Home Photo from Fotolia even milk and cheese, GMOs have infiltrated our grocery aisles largely without much study into their long-term health effects on our bodies.
However, The Environmental Working Group conservatively estimates that each American consumes about 190 pounds of GM foods every year despite this lack of research. Choosy consumers are worried and getting mad and organized about these potential health impacts: 1. Allergies Perhaps the number one health concern over GM technology is its capacity to create new allergens in our food supply.
Allergic reactions typically are brought on by proteins. Nearly every transfer of genetic material from one host into a new one results in the creation of novel proteins. Genetic engineering can increase the levels of a compound known as insulin-like growth factor-1, which is linked to human breast, colon and prostate cancers.
The milk also has higher levels of a compound known as insulin-like growth factor-1, which is linked to human breast, colon and prostate cancers. The milk also has higher levels of bovine growth hormones in it, along with pus and sometimes antibiotics. GM crops have been outspoken about.
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