Engineering Death - How Genetically Engineered Crops Have Been Created to Kill
GMOs, or Genetically Modified Organisms, have become a hot topic in the news today. The public is becoming increasingly fearful about GMOs in the food system, and for good reason. Some countries have already banned them, and many people are anxious for the U.S. to follow suit.
GMOs should be banned because they are slowly killing us and causing some of the biggest health issues we face today. I will be focusing on these issues surrounding GMOs in my subsequent posts to shed light on some important facts to help those who are on the fence about them.
GMOs have infiltrated our food system
They are not only found in fresh produce and dairy sources but also in processed foods. Common GMO crops include corn (maize), cotton, alfalfa, soy, and canola oil (rapeseed). These foods are used in so many food products, so the extent to which we are being exposed to GMO's is frightening. Richard Flook, an alternative health practitioner, uncovers these truths in his e-book, Why Shouldn’t I Eat Genetically Modified Foods?
According to Flook, “90% of all the corn grown in North America is genetically modified. It is used to feed animals in large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations…In CAFO’s the feed is brought to the animals rather than the animal grazing for their food”.
Most of the corn grown in the U.S. is used to feed livestock and to make high fructose corn syrup, a common ingredient in processed foods. If you are consuming packaged foods, candy, sweetened beverages, or corn chips, you are most likely consuming GMO corn.
How are GMOs created?
To really grasp why they are inherently bad for us, one must look at how they are engineered. To create a GMO, a foreign gene is inserted into another organism’s DNA. This foreign gene can come from a bacteria, virus, or DNA from a plant, animal, or human.
Corn, for instance, is engineered by taking part of the bacteria known as "Bt" and inserting it into the corn’s DNA. The Bt bacteria produces a naturally-occurring insecticide, aptly named "Bt-toxin". However, when it is used to create GMO corn, Bt-toxin is expressed at 1,000 times increased potency!
GMO's Create Holes in the Gut (aka Leaky Gut Syndrome)
When Bt is digested, the Bt protein forms a toxin in the gut. Therefore, if an insect consumes a plant with Bt, their digestive system is paralyzed and holes form in the walls of their intestines.
Effectively, this results in blood poisoning and the insect dies.
So, how does this affect humans?
Flook states, “This causes the gut to react in the same way as the insect’s gut does, that is that holes are formed in the intestinal walls. Common results of the ongoing eating of Bt corn based products are leaky gut, where toxins and bacteria are leaked into your blood, poisoning you from the inside out. Other symptoms are Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS…”
The Scale of GMO Consumption
To make matters worse, Americans are consuming products containing GMO corn daily. This is just the tip of the iceberg, since most Americans have additional sources of GMOs in their diets besides corn. Just imagine the impact this could have on the gastrointestinal system over the years.
Thank you so much, I still cannot believe I hear the odd person here and there defending GMO's. If they're so safe, then why not label foods that have gmo's in them???? Why all the secrecy????
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Thanks, @defreca =)
Keep up the good work amazing post
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That was so scary! imagine we ate food especially vege and we don't know how safe it was from the farm, there was a lot going on in the process, I am so thankful for the agencies and authorities that conducted inspection with regards to this issue.
Great read! check out my History of Genetic Engineering Timelines which detail gmo advancement AND has exhaustive links to scientific publications!
Thanks for sharing this :)
You should get an award for this post Natalie. I tell everyone to grow your own . It is so easy and there are things that can be grown indoors as well . I have even found some sources that say after feeding lab animals GMO products for two generations the third generation is born sterile.
I've read that, too. That being said, I think there's a connection between GMOs in the food system and the epidemic of infertility today.
I wouldn't doubt that one bit. No telling what other things are affected buy GMOs
The first time that I became aware of GMO foods was after watching a documentary. It's frightening how much packaged foods sold in the grocery stores are produced from GMO crops. And some of the livestock won't eat the GMO feed if given a choice (guess they know that something isn't right about it). Fast food chains are known to use GMO foods. The last time that I checked, GMO is banned in many countries in Europe yet allowed in the U.S. It's all a money making scheme really.
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This is an awakening. I will resteem this so people would be aware about GMOs which many are still unaware of it.
Much thanks, @iyanpol12 ;)