Persuasive Essay On Gmo Food

For a while now, the food that we consume has been generated through a far more complicated process than we had ever thought. Genetically Modified Organisms is the process by which food is being altered and grown in ways that do not occur naturally. Farming practices have been altered from organic to majorly GMO, in order to accommodate this highly profitable industry as well as the high demand by the citizens. GMOs allow food to grow faster, act as a bug repellant, and also cause the product to grow bigger in size in a short time span. We have for the most part stopped relying on local farmers and organic product to know depending on what is most convenient to us. With grocery stores being so readily available with anything you could possibly think of, or ask for, it would be hard to pass this convenience up.

GMOs are here to save the world. That may sound like a bold statement, but that’s the reality. The reality of the world that we live in now is that the human race needs GMOs. We as humans need a way to feed the populations in the world. We need a way to get medicines to the people who need them the most. There is great work being done to help the development of GMOs that can be used to help starving people and those who are dying of common diseases that other countries have already “wiped out”, and to not share that, is absolutely irresponsible as a nation. We live in a technology based system, and with that technology we are learning and adapting that technology to better help the human race.

In other situations, like devastating crop damage due to insect pests, proteins specifically toxic to the pests may be engineered in to cause fatality within the insect, as in the case of Bt corn. Opponents of genetically modified crops, or anti-GMO, state that the health effects of genetically modified crops are unknown and potentially hazardous to human beings. This health effect is not known because the genetically modified crops are a relatively new technology and it would require an extensive period of time to study the chronic effects, if any, of the GM crops. Given the limited data available, it is reasonable that some individuals may caution the use of GM crops. However, given that there will be future case studies and evaluations of GM crops, it is unlikely that the GM crops will cause any different health effects than normal crops. Anti-GMO groups also state that GMO crops are costly for farmers and the consumers. In addition, these groups, like GeneWatch, lobby the government in support of anti-GMO laws.

This a possibility, because of the way GMOs are created. A plant DNA is mixed with Bacteria DNA that will naturally produce the chemical that repels insects. The scare is if you play with the bacterial DNA there is a possibility to produce a famine or bacteria that is immune to all pesticide or other anti-bacterial resource. Gmo may even produce a super bug that can destroy the crops and can't be stopped with pesticide. Some weeds and bugs have already been know to have mutated to be able to resist the pesticide but not immune. Most scientist fear that the possibility of an immune bug or famine is near which destroy the food supply causing chaos around the

Recently, there has been controversy on whether GMOs are favorable, or synthetic and faulty. Although, many are not actually informed properly about what GMOs actually are. A GMO is a genetically modified organism, in which its DNA is taken and implanted into another plant or animal. Filmmaker, Jeremy Seifert, is quite precarious on the subject, considering there is not much we really know about these genes. Jeremy says “I suddenly felt uneasy about the food we were eating,” (Seifert). We are unaware of the health and safety risks that come with the use of these genes on everyday food items. It is evident that there is a mass amount of positives and negatives. However, the powerful weight of the negatives seem to have a larger impact than the positive ideas within it.

Eating GMO foods can help with your health. Insect Resistant Crops are grown widely in the USA, where an estimated to about 40%. GM maize is used in industrial-scale biofuels subsidised in the United States government. The crops are supposed to be grown with refuges of non-GM crops and plants to targeted pests developing resistance. The insects are genetically programmed to die before adulthood and are supposed to reduce the population by mating with wild insects. Environmental Protection GMOS has reduced environmental footprint

Many people around the world ask the question What are Genetically Modified Foods? Well Genetically Modified Foods also known as GMO’s which is an genetically modified organism, it can be a plant, animal, or microorganism, whose makeup has been modified using DNA methods.  This creates unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and virus genes that do not occur in natural crossbreeding genes. A recipe or ingredient is classified as high-risk if it uses another source from/of or is produced through a process involving organisms that are known to be modified. High - risk GMO foods are: soy; cotton; sugar beets; corn; animal products; canola and much more. Animal products such as milk, eggs, honey, and meat are also considered as high- risk, because of the GMO’s in their feed they consume.

Have you ever wondered what you're really eating? Of course you have, who wouldn't? The label says that it's good and nothing wrong so you buy it. What could go wrong? Well, food scientists are putting these little things called GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) into your food. GMOs are plants or animals that are put into a process where there DNA is altered with DNA from other living organisms.

To many people GMO's are seen as a "Crime against nature" or a dangerous and unnatural food source that harm more than help us. However many including myself see the potential of GMO's and agree that the risks are more than over shined by the potential positives this breakthrough in science has to

Most people think of little villages as these quiet, relaxing, and peaceful communities where nothing major really happens, and because of this people lose a lot of opportunities. Steward Brand talks about how more and more people are moving away from the village lifestyle and into the urban lifestyle, in order to have more varieties in their life. These options include education, employment, and safety. Brand states, “I used to have a romantic view of villages, and it’s because I never lived in one”. This statement is another way of stating that the grass is always greener on the other side, but that’s not always the case. Living in a village is hard work, and little opportunities will come your way. Cities are becoming more popular because people can achieve more in their lives, such as moving up in the social ladder or the corporate ladder.

GMO’s has been a very controversial topic over the past years, really ever since they were made they have been very controversial. People have been trying to prove if they are safe or if they can be harmful to humans in any way. GMO stands for genetically modified organism that have had their genetic code changed in some way. When the modify it, scientist are taking certain genes out that they want, and inserting it in the individual cell. When doing this scientist are inserting those genes into its DNA which is inside the includes of a cell which can be very small. GMO’s are not like breeding which is crossing to different plants to get one organism. Scientists have been genetically modifying things for many years like vaccines to cure people. When genetically modified comes up it does not have to do with crops such as corn, it can be many different things. (Purdue University)

In many parts of the world, millions of children and adults die every year from not being able to find food. Some argue that the use of genetically modified crops is the ultimate solution to this problem. They believe in the power of genetically engineered crops to stop the hunger, allow crops to be grown on previously unfarmable land, and solve all of the malnutrition-related problems in both developed and developing countries.

Overall GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are shown as awful foods that will harm and hurt your body in every way possible. This, by no means, is the case. GMO plants are tested for up to 10 years before they are even allowed to be considered to go on the market. This is more testing than most ingredient we eat on a daily basis have. They are helpful in many ways and can do more than an average plant. Also the majority of people do not get the correct vitiams they are supposed to in a day. Whether it’s because they don’t have time or simply don’t like the food GMO plants can have more nutrients and vitamins than an ordinary plant so it can help you get all the nutrients you need; and live a healthy life. They also reduce or

People have been genetically modifying food for centuries. Humanity has used selective breeding to utilize desired traits in farm animals and crops for so long that they are now different species from their wild variants. However, scientists have been using a new process for giving organisms desired traits called genetic engineering, which is the process of directly transferring genes from one organism to the next. This process can be used between any two living things, no matter how different they are. Some think that this is the future that will make society flourish, while others think that it is a menace that will damage civilization. I believe that GMOs are more beneficial than harmful. GMOs can provide nutrition to those who live in impoverished

“An estimated sixty to seventy percent of food products (in 2002) in retail stores already contain genetically modified foods,” stated the University of Florida’s Keith R. Schneider and Renee Goodrich Schneider who found these genetically modified foods in most popular food products. Genetically modified foods, or GMO foods, are plants and animals that have been genetically altered in order to display specific characteristics that will produce a desired product. These foods are widely available due to the low cost of production and efficiency, but after the creation of GMO foods, people began to question whether or not the usage of GMO foods was safe. People find that the GMO foods tend to be land efficient and can end worldwide hunger; however, many others feel that GMO foods can cause adverse health and environmental effects. The usage of genetically modified foods in any capacity, should be prohibited due to the multitude of negative affects that they have on their consumers as well as the organisms that are being genetically altered.