Monsanto Report Sheds Light On Damaging GM Foods

[Guest guest]

from Dr. Mercola's blog:

 

Monsanto Report Sheds Light On Damaging GM Foods

 

Every time I write about genetically modified (GM) foods, I

warn you about the paucity of long-term human studies that

show what can really happen to your body when you eat them.

Now, we may have a better idea how damaging GM foods can

truly be, thanks to a German court ruling that ordered

Monsanto to release a report about its Mon 863 variety of

corn.

 

The report verifies claims made by other scientists who

found animals that ate GM corn suffered from extensive side

effects in their liver, kidneys and blood and believed human

health could be at risk too. Among the problems discovered

in rats that ate GM corn:

 

Reactions that mimic cancer, allergies, anemia and poor

blood pressure.

Kidney inflammation.

Liver and kidney lesions.

Increased blood sugar levels.

 

Why do rats react this way? Perhaps, it's because the Mon

863 strain is genetically engineered to produce a form of a

pesticide called bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) designed to

attack a corn pest called the root worm. That sounds just as

deadly as the findings of a recent study in which a mistake

in growing GM crops too close together could breed insects

that develop a resistance to all the proteins meant to kill

them.

 

Since your chances of eating foods made from GM crops is

very high if you buy them from the grocery store, I urge you

to follow these suggestions to safeguard your health and

that of your family:

 

Buy organic produce.

Avoid processed foods.

Pay close attention to produce stickers and food labels.

 

For a full, eye-popping report by Jeffrey Smith, author of

Seeds of Deception, see

http://www.healthliesexposed.com/articles/article_2005_07_8_5457.shtmlHealth

 

see also:

http://www.mercola.com/blog/2005/jun/26/the_positive_spin_on_gm_crops

http://www.mercola.com/2005/jun/23/fda_drugs.htm

 

-------------