Bigger Foods With Health Risks Or Smaller Portioned Food With No Risks?

Professor Richard Lewotin said “An ecosystem, you can always intervene and change something in it, but there is no way of knowing what all the downstream effects will be or how it will affect the environment.” Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are not healthy and they shouldn’t be put in our food. Our nation does not know the full extent of GMOs. GMOs are used in almost all of our food, and for the most part there are no regulations for these GMOs that food companies are using now a days. They have been used for years without telling us the full background and side effects they could have. As a nation we need to take the right step in learning the facts about them and making our food truly healthy. GMOs should be made illegal due to the fact that studies have shown them to be unsafe and harmful to consume.

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the use of genetic modification in foods grown for human consumption. Many opponents suggest that genetically modified (GM) foods can affect human growth and development, increase allergic reactions in persons with allergy sensitivity or cause allergies to develop in healthy people. Proponents of using genetically modified organisms to alter and improve foods claim that there are no health risks to humans and that GM foods are subjected to stricter guidelines and testing than “naturally” grown food. They also claim that genetic modification of food is necessary to produce more drought tolerant, insect and disease resistant crops that can sustain the earth’s growing human population. A recent survey conducted suggests that public opinion is evenly divided on whether or not GMOs should be used in foods for human consumption. This paper looks to discuss the pros and cons of GMOs in food and the reported effects, if any, on human growth and development.

The last few years American’s have been the center of attention when it comes to an example of unhealthy living. In 2013 obesity became recognized as a disease in order to help aid the fight for a healthy future. Fingers are being pointed at every company and government branch possible on who is to blame for the current crisis. One thing people are able to agree on is that the food we are eating is the main cause of the health crisis in America. At the heart of this debate is the discussion on genetically modified organism, or GMO foods.

Due to the rigorous testing of GMFs to make sure they are not toxic, the government has approved several genetically based foods since 1994. While we are constantly being told that their testing is thorough, very little long-term testing has been carried out to understand what possible effects they could have on both the environment or human health (refer to the article Genetically Modified Crops Safety Assessments: Present Limits and Possible Improvements for more information on the matter). Moreover, the fact that it takes ten years to approve a genetically engineered food should make us feel comfortable, but overall there are still varying results in relation to long-term effects of these foods. The citizens with this knowledge are uncomfortable when buying foods, as they do not know which products to avoid. There are 64 countries that have already made GMF labelling a legal requirement, while other countries (such as the United States) have recently passed this

The companies that produce the GMOs are certain that they will improve the production of crops, but that is all they care about they have no idea how dangerous their product is to humans. The production of these genetic foods should be stop until they are proven safe to be consumed by humans without having any allergic reactions to them or any harm to our health. One bite of a food that contains a gene from a plant or any other food that a person might be allergic to could be fatal hazard and they might not even know what happens to them. Therefor there should be no more use of GMOs in

GM foods may be safe or may be dangerous either way people should be able to have the choices as to what they want to consume into their own body.

When walking down the aisles of Giant or Safeway, what individuals usually look at are the amount of fat or the number of calories a product contains. Others just pick up whatever looks good for dinner that night. But what many of those individuals don’t look out for, or even know about, are Genetically Modified Organisms. Even if they wanted to, the products in grocery stores don’t contain the proper labels that make the consumer aware of what they’re actually consuming. Many people are still in the dark about what GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms) are and our government does not do much to inform its people about these products and the companies that produce them. Genetically Modified organisms are animals or plants that have been inserted with genes that scientists have pulled from several different species and inserted into one to create a super animal or plant. The creation of genetically modified organisms was supposed to be the answer to human advances in agriculture and world hunger, but unfortunately it has more potential to harm our animals, our environment, and most importantly ourselves. The corporations that produce these products must be fully regulated and tested by the government to determine if safe enough to grow and consume. The companies creating this abnormal food only have money in mind, without thinking about the consequences. These super food maybe be seen as magic seeds to some, but the thing that is supposed to be

Finally, to prevent GMO's disastrous effects on humanity, a good first start would be the demand for labeling. All GM food must be labeled for protection and awareness against the potential risks that eating the foods brings. Labeling is consistent with the right to know for consumers and is the best way to give a user a choice to buy GM foods. It is in line with the right to choose for users. Then, the fact that is GM foods’ disadvantages will be known to the people; they will not buy the foods. This strategy will prevent monopolism of major companies and proliferation GM crops. To do that, People should hold the right perception about GM crops and the companies, and GM foods should be labeled to be noticed by the consumer. Genetically modified

Imagine a world without any Genetically Modified Organisms. It will be a horrible scene with many people starving because they don’t got the money to buy organic food Organic foods are more expensive because they say they have no pesticides but Genetically Modified Organisms are just the same and larger, also cheaper.. There will be people dying because they don’t got a lot of food and also World hunger was never solved so billions of people are starving to death. Genetically Modified Organisms are also known as GMOs or GM crops. These crops have genes from other organisms. But when they have the genes they are larger tougher and better than organic food. Which one would you choose smaller crops that are way more expensive or larger and cheaper crop? Genetically Modified Foods are a good things. GM crops can be the answer to World Hunger, GM plants can have different toughness that can help them survive in different climates, like strawberries can only survive in warm weather but the GM version is able to live in cold weather and in other climates. GM plants are also cheaper and there the same things as organic food but bigger.Some skeptics might say that Organic plants are more healthy for your body and it’s better. But they don’t seem to realise that GM plants are cheaper and healthier.

GM foods cause implications and raise many ethical issues such as disease, effects on other organisms and the health and safety of humans and the overall environment. Disease is a very big issue regarding GM foods because it could seriously put most of the species at risk and endanger the general biodiversity and ecosystem. By the development of a new disease, scientists would have difficulties finding ways to eliminate or even slow down these diseases, which would be very detrimental (Murnaghan, 2017). Secondly, the growth of GM foods would affect other organisms living around it. These crops have an ability to spread uncontrollably which would damage other crops and cause difficulties in growing them. GM foods are easily spreadable and would eventually become uncontainable (Murnaghan, 2017). Lastly, the health and safety for humans and the environment would be at risk. Water sources can be easily contaminated due to chemicals off the GM foods which would harm organisms that consume water (i.e., animals and humans). GM foods can also easily disturb the food web process and harm the species of the organisms (Murnaghan, 2017). GM foods would be very dangerous and poisonous resulting in organisms having to find new feeding sources (Murnaghan, 2017). GM foods are a very controversial subject whereas there being

GMO foods have a large impact on the society. They are starting to make up the entire food industry. Food is a necessity to all human beings and is what humans rely on to help function daily. The vast majority of corn, soy, canola, and sugar beet grown in the US are genetically modified. These ingredients are often used in processed foods, what makes the most of the food industry. They raise serious life to death questions while creating a large clash in society. Should these foods be eaten? Are they harmful? Those who support GMO foods make the argument that these types of foods have been eaten for 15 years now. No harm has yet come up. However, others argue that by just saying there’s no major harm doesn’t guarantee that they are perfectly

Eating one of these foods could result in massive collateral damage. That produces new toxins, allergens, carcinogens, and nutritional deficiencies. Not only do GMOs harm people, but also the organisms and the environment. A third reason GMO’s shouldn’t be used in foods is because they cause the overuse of herbicides. Also in “10 Reasons to Avoid GMO’s,” it says, “GMOs increase herbicide use.” Between 1996 and 2008, farmers sprayed an extra 383 million of herbicide. The overuse of herbicides results in weeds that are resistant to the chemical. That results in the use of even more herbicides. This causes harm to the environment and causes GMO foods to have higher residues of toxic herbicides. A final reason GMOs shouldn’t be used in foods is because they could make the original species go extinct. Once GMOs are used in a food, that organism might reproduce with the original species. Say that a genetically modified cow reproduces with a normal cow, then that cow reproduces, and eventually a normal cow that we have today won’t exist. It will just be the genetically modified one. That’s how GMOs cause species to go extinct. Although some people think that GMOs are perfectly fine, I think that they harm the environment and shouldn’t be used in foods. They are harmful to people and not much good comes from

The lack of food plant diversity eventually led to multiple problems, like the mass destruction of crops that had contracted disease or succumbed to pesticide-resistant insects, chemically saturated and overly watered soils, and an inevitable decline in production yields (Pringle). Obviously, the United States needed to find a solution to this problem. By the late 1900s, many scientists and biotechnologists approved and advocated genetic engineering as the most viable solution. This process is best described by Lauren and Robin Ticciati in their book, Genetically Modified Foods: Are They Safe? You Decide. According to the Ticciati’s, scientists planned to take a gene from one completely different organism and insert it into the plant in order to make it yield a desired outcome (Ticciati). The goal was to create food plants that could grow and withstand harsh conditions like pesticides, infertile soil, unfavorable climates, and geographical locations. Despite wariness from skeptical environmentalists about the unknown future effects of genetic food engineering, the companies who profit from this new food technology proclaimed it to be the wave of the future. As the Ticciati’s evidenced, in 1996, when the FDA approved the use of genetically engineered foods with no special label requirements, the GM foods were introduced on grocery market shelves with relatively no consumer awareness. This is just another example of how society is not clueless by choice. If

    Humans have been intentionally changing the genetic properties of animals and plants for centuries, through all the standard breeding techniques of the use of radiation and chemicals to create random mutations, some of them turn out to be useful, for example Genetic Modified (GM) Foods. What is Genetically Modified (GM) Foods? GM foods are foods that are derived from organisms that have been genetically engineered. Also they are called genetically engineered (GE) or transgenic crop that are generally made of a genetic marker. GMO have a very long history. In fact, they have been around for thousands of years. So perhaps the conflict over their safety shouldn't be about whether they are safe for humans to consume, but rather how they will impact long term.Even though Genetically Modified Foods (GMF) would increase food costs, these can improve yields for farmers, provide nutritional benefits,and help to alleviate the increasing global population of third world countries.

     The process of Genetically Modified (GM) Foods is the way of the future, it is promised to help eliminate world hunger across the world. Genetically modified foods are going to create a healthier, drought resistant crops which do not need any sprayed chemicals, but that is not the case. Genetically Modified Foods, are unsafe because of the many organisms in the food that may affect the body, which has not been identified yet. It is estimated that 2/3 of the United States supermarket may contain Genetically Modified Foods, or Genetically Modified ingredients. Genetically Modified Foods can cause allergies, destroy ecosystems, and are dangerous to eat. Therefore