The second most popular GM trait is a built-in pesticide. The plant produces pesticidal toxins in every cell. Monarch butterflies are often killed when feeding on corn. If a plant kills bugs, should we really be breathing its pollen, eating honey made from its nectar, or ingesting the plant?
Virtualy an entire Filipino village of about 100 people living next to a large field of GM corn were stricken with a disease. The symptoms, which appeared at the time the corn was producing pollen, included headaches, dizziness, extreme stomach pain, vomiting, chest pains, fever, and allergies as well as resirator and skin problems. Many have remained ill to this day. 96 got sick and several died. Also, 9 horses, 4 water buffalo, and 37 chickens died soon after eating the GM corn.
Lab animals tested with GM foods had stunted growth, impaired immune systems, bleeding stomachs, abnormal and potentially precancerous cell growth in the intestines, impaired bloog cell development, misshapen cell structures in the liver pancreas and other places, liver and kidney lesions, partially atorphied livers, inflamed kidneys, less developed brains, reduced digestive enzymes, high blood sugar, inflamed lugh tissue, increased death rates, and higher ofspring mortality.
Soy allergies skyrocketed by 50% in the UK soon after GM soy was introduced.
Genetically altered soy, corn, cotton, and canola and their derivatives are found in 70% of all processed foods.
A well written and reasoned response. Thanks. People should just check it out for themselves.
RnMomof7 - agree, you’re not dumb.
The Monarch butterfly experiment is not what you are claiming I believe I have read differently. It has been exploited to cause hysteria among those who haven't read the studies. Second, bees make honey, not from corn, which is wind polinated, but from flowers, which are not. So you aren't eating honey from corn pollen collected by bees.
That bears repeating. Try to avoid all processed foods, including fast foods and chain restaurants. When possible, eat organic produce.
To those who think there is nothing wrong with chowing down on neurotoxins (and the reason you guys think there is nothing wrong with it is because you don't vomit profusely that night from it -- you just store up neurotoxins that ruin your later years):
When you are older and suffering from cancer, Parkinsons, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimers (or your beloved is), when your future kids have autism, or birth defects, remember that when you were young, you wanted to buy the CHEAPEST food you could find. THAT was your priority. Was it worth it???