What Scientists Say About The Dangers Of Genetic Engineering? Understanding GMOs (Video)

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There is scientific data that show GMOs have dangerous side effects in animals. There is evidence, based on animal studies, that eating genetically modified foods causes a wide variety of problems which make tracing the source of the problem difficult, especially over time.

There are not enough data to show the long-term effects of eating food that have been genetically altered. Some scientists predict that GMOs are one of the root causes of epidemics that now plague the United States including obesity, diabetes, asthma, fertility problems, food allergies and even cancer. What about ADHD and autism? There are many conditions that are on the rise which coincide with the introduction of changes in our food system over time.

According to the Academy of Environmental Medicine there should be “an immediate moratorium on genetically modified foods.”

Which Foods Are Genetically Modified?

Some examples of foods that are genetically modified:

• 93% of soybean fields in the United States are genetically modified, 77% worldwide
• 85% of corn in the United States is genetically modified, 26% worldwide
  -affecting products that contain canola oil, corn syrup, cornmeal, xantham gum, corn starch
• 95% of sugar beet crops grown in the U.S. in 2010 were genetically engineered, 9% worldwide
• 93% of cotton is modified, 49% worldwide
  -affecting cottonseed oil
• 80% Hawaiian papaya is genetically altered
• 70-90% of processed foods on grocery store shelves contain GM foods
• livestock is fed GM foods
  -affects meat, milk and eggs

What Do Scientists Say About GMOs?

Scientists have been harassed, fired and received death threats for publishing information or expressing opinions such as the following against GMOs.

• Scientists speculate that the rise in infertility, low birth weight babies and other reproductive ailments in the U.S. population since the mid-1990′s is linked to the introduction of genetically modified foods.

• Scientists at the FDA warned the White House of potential side effects, and that these side effects would be difficult to detect, back in the 1990′s. Instead of gathering more long-term data, the White House appointed Monsanto’s former attorney to push the U.S. forward with GMOs and biotechnology. FYI – Monsanto sells approximately 90% of the genetically modified seeds used in the United States. Many of these seeds are modified to give the crops the ability to withstand heavy doses of Roundup weed killer, also a Monsanto product.

• The global scientific community continues to express that there are not enough data to show that GMOs are safe for humans. More testing and understanding is needed. They state that we have all become guinea pigs in a huge scientific experiment.

See the table below for some specific findings related to GMO studies, including a human study showing that DNA from the modified food inserts itself into bacteria present in human intestines.

Documented Findings On GM Diet

Based on this extensive list of animal studies that show severe side effects, GMOs appear to be a risky addition to the food supply. More data need to be gathered, but not at the expense of our health.

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Dr. John Fagan
Professor of Molecular Biology, Maharishi University of Management; President, Genetic ID

 
“When genetic engineers disregard the reproductive boundaries set in place by natural law, they run the risk of destroying our genetic encyclopedia, compromising the richness of our natural biodiversity and creating ‘genetic soup.’ What this means for the future of our ecosystem, no one knows.”