Assignment 2: The Effect Of Gmos

GMOs can cause environmental damage and health problems for consumers. Anti-GMO organization Center for Food Safety said genetic engineering of plants and animals is, potentially. Lallanilla refers to GMO crops as “Frankenfoods.” The long-term effect of GMOs still remains unknown. They have been linked to toxic allergic reactions, sick, sterile and dead livestock, and damage to virtually every organ studied in lab animals.

As said before, GMOs are genetically modified organisms, and can be dangerous, so experts say. They say that the GMO process causes diseases such as cancer or diabetes, and some also say that GM foods can cause allergic reactions. They are saying this because, as they have discovered, some companies have mixed protein from nuts and inserted into beans, which can be harmful

GMOs are awful for your well being, are very harmful to the environment and the animals that live in the wild, and they are harmful to the future of society. While some may say that GMOs are helping the earth by fixing world hunger this is not true, GMOs are doing more harm than good in our society. Imagine what will happen if we continue to eat these foods without knowing it, they will continue to harm our body and the earth in the future. The real question is, will there be a

GMO’s contain inherent health risks such as digestion issues, increased allergic reactions, and infertility. This should

The American Academy Of Environmental Medicine have found out, Gmos also cause organ damage, gastrointestinal and immune system disorders. They also discovered the GMOs leave material behind that leads to long terms problems

According to the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, A genetically modified plant could have lower nutritional quality than its traditional counterpart by making nutrients unavailable or indigestible to humans. Medical Daily stated, “There hasn’t been enough research to determine whether GMOs are entirely healthy for humans, although the FDA has listed them as safe. Some concerns include the fear that altering the natural state of an organism has unknown consequences for humans, and that genes meant to keep plants resistant to herbicides or antibiotics could potentially harm humans

Imagine this, a customer sitting down at a restaurant and ordering their favorite meal. The meal consists of corn, chicken, and a soft drink. All of these foods and drinks have GMOs, but the customer does not know what the repercussions are to themselves. The consumption of GMOs is detrimental to our bodies because of the unintended effects, the immunity to antibiotics, and the harms caused by pesticides.

Undoubtedly, GMOś are unhealthy and are bad for our health. The farmers contaminate their crops with pesticides and many more harmful substance.

This implies that the intake of genetically modified food leaves the body in an unnatural state and impedes the body’s natural mechanisms, which therefore endangers the body’s health. Dangerous side effects of excessive consumption of GMO in a diet disrupts the natural state of the body which can range from body toxicity, food allergies, negative reproductive effects, and sometimes even death (6 Negative Side Affects To Eating Genetically Modified Foods, 2010).

While these are valid concerns, they are entirely wrong. According to the World Health Organization in 2005, “GM foods currently traded on the international market have passed risk assessments in several countries and are not likely to present risks for human health” (Novella). Many of those who are anti-GMO claim that GMOs are not safe because they do not know enough about them or they have heard far too many conflicting reports. While there are many reports that claim that GMOs are detrimental to the environment, the three agencies that oversee GM crops, the FDA, USDA, and EDA, have ruled that these crops do not pose any real threat. Since the beginning of the GM crop in 1996, there have been 2,497 approvals of the safety of GMOs in the environment and 1,129 of these approvals have been for the food safety of the products (Monsanto). This further disproves the claim that GMOs are unsafe for humans and the environment and reassures that there is no risk involved in either the consumption or the planting of GM

Furthermore, there are some studies that show that GMOs are also the cause of one of the most lethal and the most feared diseases, millions of people die worldwide from cancer every year. According to Roxanne Palmer’s article “GMO Health Risks: What the scientific evidence says”. She states “A 2012 paper by Seralini and other researchers purportedly found that GM corn diet led to cancer in rats” (Palmer). In other words, what Roxanne is saying is that GMOs do in fact cause cancer. They might not affect everyone who consumes them, but they could be very bad for those who get affected. Cancer is a life threatening disease, it is treatable, but the treatment doesn’t always work for everyone, as I mentioned before cancer is the cause of death of millions of people every year. Although, GMOs have a really bad side, I have to say that there is some good to it, they have some nutritional benefits.

A strong reason as to why people should stop eating genetically modified foods is because they have never been tested. The people testing the foods are the same people as the everyday consumer buying a pack of Doritos® at 7-Eleven® without knowing what may happen. GMOs have unknown possibilities this means anything can happen to the consumer. A credible author writes, “Foreign genetic material in a host can cause other genetic material in that host to behave erratically. Genes can be suppressed or overexpressed, causing a wide variety of results. One consequence of overexpression, for example, can be cancer.” (care2.com) CANCER. Is food

The good news is that most of the scientific community have found that GMOs are safe to eat. This includes the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world’s most prestigious scientific groups, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Not only are they safe to eat but in some cases, they are more nutritious. An example of this would be:

I believe that GMOs will harm human life over time. GMOs, or genetically modified organism, have many negative effects on people such as creating food allergies. In GMOs specific traits are transmitted from different species to another specie. GMOs pass traits on, such as different allergies, which can allow the spread of deadly traits among a population of humans. GMOs are produced with chemicals which can alter many different genes in a humans body. The chemicals found in GMOs turn certain alleles on due to a variation of genes. The alteration of alleles and genes can possibly create many different food allergies. Food allergies can be created by chemicals used in production of GMOs or by passing them on from other organisms during the

A Genetically Modified Organism or GMO is an organism whose genome has been altered by the process of genetic engineering so that its DNA contains one or more genes not normally found within. These genetically modified organisms are a relatively new phenomenon in the United States, introduced in 1994. However, beginning in 2014 these chemicals could be found in 90% of corn, cotton, and soybeans produced in the United States. The looks and taste of genetically modified organisms may seem inviting but are the health risks really worth it? In my opinion, I believe that while genetically modified organisms do have positive feel and comfort they pose a large health risk to all who choose to consume them.