Franken Foods Have No Place In The Diet Solutions

"The genetic engineering of foods takes mankind into realms that belong to God and God alone." - Charles, Prince of Wales

Food technology is expanding almost at the rate of the "big bang!" GE foods are everywhere. Today, up to 70 percent of the foods on American grocery shelves are genetically engineered (a number expected to grow to 90% by 2012). Most of the soy, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, dairy foods and yellow squash at your market are genetically engineered. Over one-third of U.S. farmland is planted with genetically-engineered seeds. All food is expected to be genetically engineered in the next ten years. At the end of the twentieth century, there were enough GE crops to cover Great Britain, Taiwan and New York's Central Park! You may be shocked but should you be worried? Genetically engineered foods may contain DNA from widely different species. Plant, animal, insect, even bacterial or viral DNA make up new "improved" foods.

Pros and Cons of the new millennium food supply

There are benefits from genetic engineering:

• GE advocates say that genetic engineering can boost resistance to pests, decreasing the need for harsh pesticide sprays and incidence of plant disease.
• Genetic engineering improves shelf life by altering genes which lead to spoilage.
• GE companies hope to create "super crops" that will feed the Earth's exponentially growing population for generations to come.
• GE foods offer an easy delivery route for drugs and vaccinations.

There's also a price to be paid for GE foods:

• Allergens are transferred at the molecular level. As we add genes into foods from substances that aren't' normally in our food chain, new allergies could run rampant.


• Using genes in GE foods from already known allergens can trigger severe reactions in allergic people.


• Cross-pollination means pollen from GE crops will likely transfer into organic crops located nearby, so even organic foods may be exposed to genetically altered organisms.


• Crops that are genetically engineered to build resistance to pesticides may transfer into neighboring weeds creating "super weeds" which can't be killed by herbicides.


• Research shows bioengineering may destroy healing properties and reduce nutrient content of foods.


• Genetic engineering means animal by-products make their way into vegetarian foods.


• GE foods developed to create their own insecticides or herbicides are especially precarious.


• Genetic engineering may prompt the development of "super" insects, that can resist normal methods of eradication and disturb the ecosystem.

Maybe Darwin was right

Natural selection may be the ultimate key. Nature never does anything without good reason. Plants and animals change naturally with time to adapt to a changing environment. For example, we know many plant species have lengthened their growing season to better use the effects of global warming. Over time, we know plants may become more resistant to certain diseases or the effects of pollution. Recorded studies have shown that some tomatoes grown in polluted areas have actually become stronger, boosting their antioxidant nutrients to protect themselves from harsh conditions

So what can we do to protect ourselves from GE foods?

• Stick with certified organic foods.


• Buy seasonal produce from organic local farmers.


• Avoid non-organic foods that are well known to be genetically modified - soy, canola oil and corn foods.


• Consider consuming organic dairy. Most commercially produced dairy is injected with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), which is a GE hormone.

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