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The Genetic Conspiracy -- Are Genetically Engineered Foods Dangerous?

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onspiracy--Are-Genetically-Engineered-Foods-Dangerous.aspx_

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How safe is genetic engineering really? Monsanto, the world's largest

genetic engineering corporation, insists it is safe. But numerous studies have

shown that genetically modified plants can cause allergies and cancers.

Nonetheless, commercial and political interests are determined to make genetic

engineering the norm.

 

 

Dr. Mercola's Comments

 

 

The videos above do an excellent job of summing up the complex issues

surrounding GM foods _http://www.mercola.com/future-of-food/index.htm_

(http://www.mercola.com/future-of-food/index.htm) , including the

manipulation

of research and political agenda of Monsanto, the world*s largest producer

of GM foods.

 

 

Monsanto

_http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/09/18/a-revealing-look-\

at-the-inside-of-monsanto-and-their-genetic-engineering-machin

e.aspx_

(http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/09/18/a-revealing-look-\

at-the-inside-of-monsanto-and-their-genetic-engineering-machine.

aspx) , who continues to insist that genetic engineering is not only

safe but the way to save the world from environmental catastrophe and human

hunger, refused to be interviewed for the expose, which makes you wonder what

they were trying to hide.

 

 

Or perhaps what they were afraid might come out.

 

 

Your GM Food Probably Contains Roundup Pesticide Residues

 

 

For starters, 85 percent of all GM seeds are engineered for herbicide

tolerance, most of these being Monsanto*s **Roundup Ready** cotton, corn, soy,

and canola seeds.

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-Residues-in-GM-Food-Cause-Cell-Damage.aspx_

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-Resid

ues-in-GM-Food-Cause-Cell-Damage.aspx) This allows plants to withstand

the significant amounts of pesticides being sprayed on them, in effect

promoting pesticide use.

 

 

In fact, since the introduction of GM crops in the United States, more

than 120 million pounds of additional pesticides were used.

 

 

This particular variety of GM crop (Roundup Ready) became so popular

because it allows farmers to spray Monsanto*s Roundup herbicide directly onto

their fields without harming the crops. As you might imagine, the use of

Roundup herbicide has increased dramatically since the GM Roundup Ready crops

were introduced -- a double win for Monsanto.

 

 

But while it*s widely known that GM Roundup Ready crops contain Roundup

residues (how could they not with how much is poured on them?), a recent

study showed, for the first time, just how toxic these residues may be to your

health.

_http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/04/07/Monsantos-Rou

ndup-Residues-in-GM-Food-Cause-Cell-Damage.aspx_

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use-Cell-Damage.aspx)

 

 

Even when researchers tested formulations of Roundup that were highly

diluted (up to 100,000 times or more) on human cells, the cells died within 24

hours. They also found damage to cell membranes and DNA, along with an

inhibition of cell respiration.

 

 

At Least 65 Serious Health Risks Have Been Discovered

 

 

GM crops routinely create unintended proteins, alter existing protein

levels, or even change the components and shape of the protein that is created

by the inserted gene.

 

 

This results in brand new proteins that have never before existed in food,

some of which may be causing severe allergic reactions.

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ied-organisms-a

re-a-looming-threat.aspx_

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ied-organisms-are-a-looming-threat.aspx)

 

 

Creating a GM crop can also produce massive changes in the natural

functioning of the plant‘s DNA. Native genes can be mutated, deleted,

permanently

turned on or off, or change their levels of protein expression. No one

knows how this will impact human health, but so far Jeffrey Smith. a leading

spokesperson on the dangers of GM foods, has documented at least 65 serious

health risks related to GM foods.

 

 

Among them:

 

-- Offspring of rats fed GM soy showed a five-fold increase in mortality,

lower birth weights, and the inability to reproduce

 

-- Male mice fed GM soy had damaged young sperm cells

 

-- The embryo offspring of GM soy-fed mice had altered DNA functioning

 

-- Several US farmers reported sterility or fertility problems among pigs

and cows fed GM corn varieties

 

-- Investigators in India have documented fertility problems, abortions,

premature births, and other serious health issues, including deaths, among

buffaloes fed GM cottonseed products

 

Further, just last year a long-term feeding study commissioned by the

Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety confirmed GM corn seriously affects

reproductive health in mice.

 

The results were so worrisome that GM opponents called for an immediate

ban of all GM foods and GM crops in order to protect the health of humankind

and the fertility of women around the world.

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uman-fertility-and-very-exis

tence-of-human-life-on-earth.aspx_

(http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/06/major-threat-to-h\

uman-fertility-and-very-existence-of-

human-life-on-earth.aspx)

 

 

GM Crops Do Not Increase Yield

 

 

Anyone who believes Monsanto*s proclamations of saving the world from

environmental catastrophe and hunger by way of increased yields is clearly not

paying attention to some very blatant signs that this is not true.

 

 

GM crop seeds currently on the market do not increase yields, and are not

designed to. In fact, GM crops typically render lower yields.

 

 

For example, GM soya has decreased yields by up to 20 percent compared

with non-GM soya. And up to 100 percent failures of Bt cotton have been

recorded in India. Coincidentally, a staggering number of suicides among

India’s

farmers have occurred.

_http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/05/05/Could-Monsant

o-Be-Responsible-for-One-Indian-Farmers-Death-Every-Thirty-Minutes.aspx_

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e-Responsible-for-One-Indian-Farmers-Death-Every-Thirty-Minutes.aspx)

 

 

According to the National Crime Records Bureau of India, more than 182,900

Indian farmers took their own lives between 1997 and 2007, potentially due

to GM crop failures. An estimated 46 Indian farmers commit suicide every

day.

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mers-commit-suicide-every-day-in-India.html%20_

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y-in-India.html%20)

 

 

Additionally, recent studies by scientists from the USDA and the

University of Georgia found that growing GM cotton in the United States can

result

in a drop in income by up to 40 percent.

_http://www.i-sis.org.uk/noAdvantageInTransgenicCotton.php_

(http://www.i-sis.org.uk/noAdvantageInTransg

enicCotton.php)

 

 

Are You Willing to Play Russian Roulette With Your Food?

 

 

When you pick up seven out of 10 foods in your grocery store, you’re

picking up a food that contains GM ingredients. Yet, it likely won’t be

labeled

as such.

 

 

Particularly in the United States, the GMO giants have been very effective

in eliminating legislation that would require them to clearly label GM

products and, as a result, most grocery stores in the United States do not

post signs next to produce to let you know it’s been genetically modified.

 

 

To get an idea of just how widespread GM ingredients are, I recommend

taking a look at The GMO Food Guide

_http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/09/18/the-gmo-food-guid\

e.aspx_

(http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/09/18/the-gmo-food-guid\

e.aspx) It lists 20

different food categories that include everything from baby food to

chocolate.

 

 

So if you want to avoid these potentially dangerous Frankenfoods, this

means you need to avoid an ever-growing number of ingredients, or choose

organic versions of them. This is not an easy task, especially if you eat

processed food. However, the four most prevalent GM ingredients to look out for

are:

 

 

1. Soy

2. Corn

3. Cottonseed

4. Canola

 

 

You’ll also want to avoid the offspring of these products, which includes

items like maltodextrin, and high fructose corn syrup.

 

 

Examining the produce stickers on the fruits and vegetables you buy is

another way to detect GM foods. The PLU code for conventionally grown fruit

consists of four numbers; organically grown fruit has five numbers prefaced

by the number nine; and GM fruit has five numbers prefaced by the number

eight.

 

 

Finally, remember that you can vote with your pocketbook by avoiding

everything that contains GM ingredients, and ask your local supermarket to

stock

their shelves with more natural organic foods. Some supermarkets will even

allow you to special order food items.

 

 

Large portions of Europe have already succeeded in removing GM foods from

their food supply, forcing food manufacturers to use real ingredients in

their European product lines. But here in the United States we*re still stuck

with it to a very large degree.

 

 

However, this can all change, and it all starts with you and the choices

you make when buying your food. So please spread the word. If more of us

begin to refuse GM foods, food manufacturers will have no choice but to

listen.

 

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The True Food Shoppers Guide List

Charts: lists both Non-Genetically Engineered Ingredients, plus

Genetically Engineered Ingredients. Many categories - _baby food_

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_baking_

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_bread_

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_breakfast_

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, _cereal_

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_chocolate_

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, _condiments_

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s) , _cookies_

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_crackers_

(http://www.geaction.org/truefood/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html#crackers) ,

_frozen dinners_

(http://www.geaction.org/truefood/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html#dinners) ,

_dressings &

salad oils_

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, _energy bars & drinks_

(http://www.geaction.org/truefood/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html#energy) ,

_heat and serve meals_

(http://www.geaction.org/truefood/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html#meals) ,

_meat

& dairy alternatives_

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_meal mixes_

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_frozen pizza_

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_snack foods_

(http://www.geaction.org/truefood/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html#snacks) ,

_sodas & juice_

(http://www.geaction.org/truefood/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html#soda) ,

_soup_

(http://www.geaction.org/truefood/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html#soup) ,

_tomatoes and tomato sauce_

(http://www.geaction.org/truefood/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html#tomato)

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Related Links:

 

_A Revealing Look at the Inside of Monsanto And Their Genetic Engineering

Machine_

(http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/09/18/a-revealing-look-\

at-the-inside-of-monsanto-and-their-genetic-engineering-machine

..aspx)

 

 

 

 

_Major Threat to Human Fertility and Very Existence of Human Life on

Earth_

(http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/06/major-threat-to-h\

uman-fertility-and-very-existence-of-human-life-on-earth.aspx)

 

 

 

_Germany Bans Genetically Modified Corn_

(http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/05/05/Germany-Bans-Gene\

tically-Modified-Corn.aspx)

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