Undernutrition

Malnutrition is a problem that is estimated to contribute to more than one third of death among children (WHO, 2014). Under nutrition is a form of malnutrition; it occurs when nutritional reserves are exhausted or nutritional intake is insufficient to satisfy daily needs or increased metabolic demands (Jarvis, 2013, p. 175). Prolonged periods in this state can lead to stunted growth which is associated with lower

Specter mentions that using these techniques we are actually able to make our foods a lot healthier. He says, “we can put something like vitamin A into rice, and that stuff can help millions of people, millions of people, prolong their lives.”One of the crops grown extensively in very poor areas of Africa

Nutrition is important for healthy life. Many people are still hungry around the world even though there is mass production of food. This is because of unhealthy food production. In today’s world we see many obese people because of high intake of high fat and cholesterol containing food. It is important to have a healthy diet/ nutritional intake for individuals to have good foundation for physical and mental health. Now a day’s healthy food is getting more expensive rather than unhealthy food. Poor people are forced to eat unhealthy food, while the rich can afford to eat whatever the please. Food insecurity is caused by individuals not having healthy food for their families due to their low income or political and

Deeter and Ventria are trying to get approval for commercializing pharmaceutical plants to produce medical proteins in rice. They are looking to expand beyond 50 acers to 120 in 2004. Therefore, they are subject to the CRC and Rice certification Act board. The first issue is outside critics. Per our text, the four advocacy organizations (friends of earth, center of food safety, the consumer union, and the environment California) produced a report addressing their concerns reporting to The California food and agriculture, The California EPA, California Health services and the public. The report stated that the first issue of concern was contamination of food rice. These groups do not want the rice that humans eat to be genetically altered by pharmaceutical rice. The contamination and cross polarization can occur by birds, insects, water fowl, and weather. Deeter and Ventria had no plans or protection to combat this issue. If these situations were to happen, they could cause hazardous human health issues. The consequences could be infections/diseases, allergies, stomach cancers, ulcers, resistance of digestion and immune system disorders and responses. The last issue addressed by this report was critical environmental consequences by accidentally cross-breading to produce a “super weed” promoting the spread of such.

In the same article edited by Diaz it states that the use of a genetically modified (GM) type of cotton resulted in farmers saving “$25-$65 (USD) per acre owing to decreased pesticide application”. Not only are GMO’s saving famers money and time, but they are also reducing the amount of pesticides that are being put into the soil. It goes without saying that this decrease in pesticides would help to keep water safe and create less run of from farms. In an article by Josh Schonwald entitled “Engineering the Future of Food”, it states that “...250,000 children worldwide, mostly in the developing world, have diets lacking in vitamin A.” Because of this, “Between 250,000 and 500,000 of these children go blind every year.” For these children who are not able to get their hands on foods that are rich in vitamin A, GMOs may be one of the only solutions that they have. A plant called “golden rice” has now been cleared by every health organization in the world and had been deemed safe for consumption is now available. Like Schonwald and Diaz said, these are plants and organisms that are being produced in

“Vitamin A is necessary for eyesight and every year about 500,000 people, mainly children in India and Africa, go blind due to vitamin A deficiency. The golden rice has the potential to eliminate this human tragedy when it is introduced in a few years.” (Moore). And yet Greenpeace is fighting against it. And lastly, Dr. Moore recaps Professor Philip Stott of the University of London regarding genetic modification advantages for human health such as less hearth and cancer health problems, less saturated fats and cholesterol.

Farming for our food has negative and positive aspects of our health and our environment. Malnutrition and starvation can be resolved with new farming tactics and government-funded movements. The negative aspects of farming are a major cause of the starvation and malnutrition in the United States. New farming advancements and the Government are helping to turn around the issue of starvation and malnutrition.

Agricultural improvement: The genetic format of rice is changed so that it produces beta carotene within its kernel. It’s called golden rice because it turns yellow.

Everyone wants a piece of that easy life, that why so many businesses support and even donate to the scientific studies that show GM crops are useful. This makes you wonder why business owners are involved in profiting money involving in the health of people and the safety of their foods. If these companies are paying scientist for research on food that affects us then it’s fair to wonder if the scientist involved in those studies are actually biased or not. In the article “Genetically Modified Foods Are Not the Answer to World Hunger” the author gives us readers a first-hand example of greedy business cons that fooled the world into believing into the scam of golden rice. They claimed that the rice there where producing would allow people in starving countries to receive vitamin A, which is a common deficiency in those areas. However after research they found out that it was all a fraud, in order to get results like they promised they would have to eat more than 20 plates of the rice. It would also require a lot of money for the equipment and a huge amount of water would be needed to allow it to fully grow. Even with all that it was stated that they could have still produced and actual golden rice if they used all the money they made towards their experiment. Sadly all the money was just used on

World hunger.org states that about 45% of childrens deaths in 2011 was due to hunger or sickness caused by malnourishment. Being malnourished may cause you to lose weight, become depressed or fatigue, and can make you more likely to get a disease. According to Livestrong.com, it is critical for a children to get as much food as needed during their toddler years. A person's body and brain develop the most in their early stages of life. If a toddler does not eat enough food, it may cause their body to limit complex brain activities which can lead to learning disabilities. A child's body will eventually shut down if they don’t receive a sufficient amount of vitamins or food. Food is a big part of everyone's daily life. If adults don’t eat the proper amount of food, they will become tired, unfocused, and may result in being too hungry and weak to work. Without working, a parent can not make money and without money parents can’t support their

In many undeveloped countries that do not have varied sources of food, malnutrition is major issue for them. A solution would be modified foods scientist engineered to include more vitamins and/or minerals meaning that the country would be able to use the rice to combat malnutrition. An example of this would be rice that scientist modified to give vitamin A; deficiency in this particular vitamin can lead to poor eyesight and sometimes even blindness. Even so, with the way plants breed with one another has been very

According to the World Health Organization, “Nutrition is the intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs. Good nutrition – an adequate, well balanced diet combined with regular physical activity – is a cornerstone of good health. Poor nutrition can lead to reduced immunity, increased susceptibility to disease, impaired physical and mental development, and reduced productivity. (World Health Organization, 2012) ”

"Golden Rice" has been developed by scientists to combat vitamin A deficiency, which affects millions of children in the developing worlds. However, as a precautionary means, the crop was offered to the authorities for a safety evaluation which was interrupted when a group of around 400 protestors attacked the field trial in the Bicol region and uprooted all the GM plants. The project, initially started 20 years ago by German researchers with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, relied on modifying the rice through the addition of additional genes that produce beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the digestive process. Vitamin A deficiency is a significant problem in developing countries, which is why golden rice provides such an attractive solution to prevent unnecessary defects and death, especially among younger populations. Yet, farmers from the Philippines are avidly rejecting this crop option because of fears of damage it may cause, while also arguing that they have other solutions for the Vitamin A deficiency problem. However, the “Allow Golden Rice Now!” campaign is led by Dr. Patrick Moore, and aims to convince government officials and the Filipino people to accept Golden Rice as a nutritional and needed addition to their daily diet, with an emphasis on GM rice serving as a much needed golden bullet.

Food is one of the basic needs of a human being to survive. All of us depend on food for having a good health, therefore with the lack of food many people will be starving and malnourished.

* Debido a que los compuestos de origen natural no pueden ser patentados, es crítico para el negocio desarrollar un proceso productivo del medicamento que sí pueda serlo. De esta manera, es posible blindar la innovación de Rice-Active ante sus competidores y mantener una ventaja competitiva sobre éstos.