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I think golden rice has been around for at least 20 yrs now.[0] Also serious question, What evidence do we have for "toxic in very subtle ways"? I wasn't aware

by splawn 11y ago

I think golden rice has been around for at least 20 yrs now.[0] Also serious question, What evidence do we have for "toxic in very subtle ways"? I wasn't aware that this actually exists. [0] http://www.goldenrice.org/ http://www.goldenrice.org/

ChrisDutrow 11y ago
The rise in gluten allergies is what jumps to my mind. I've heard a lot of people deny they exist though. And I'm sure other people will claim they are attributed to different factors. A lot of people with gluten allergies can eat older strains of wheat that haven't changed since the early half of the century. The theory is that these are strains from before GMO time and were also not subjected to heavy selective breeding over the past century (of course it would have been selectively bred since the dawn of the fertile crescent 13,000 years or so ago).
- splawn 11y ago
  A rise in gluten allergies? This is news to me. Is there anything published that you can cite?
  - glup 11y ago
    http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-race-celiac-gluten-idUSKBN0ME2SY20150318 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-race-celiac-gluten-...
    - splawn 11y ago
      How is that evidence that GMO's are toxic? It doesn't mention GMO's at all. I guess I am supposed to just speculate? "connect the dots" as Jesse Ventura would say? Edit: I gave you an upvote tho, because you did go thru the trouble of finding a link. (Even if it missed the full context of the thread, imo)
undersuit 11y ago
Goldren Rice has made no significant progress even though we have extensive use of Glyphosate-resistant GMOs. From what I've read the people behind golden rice have yet to release their product for 20 years now, while at the same time in the US we've switched the majority of our largest crop yields to GMO products with wheat being the major holdout. GMO corn, soybeans and sugar beets aren't being produced for health, they are being pushed to keep the American diet of highly processed sweets and oil cheap.

by splawn 11y ago

ChrisDutrow 11y ago

The rise in gluten allergies is what jumps to my mind. I've heard a lot of people deny they exist though. And I'm sure other people will claim they are attributed to different factors. A lot of people with gluten allergies can eat older strains of wheat that haven't changed since the early half of the century. The theory is that these are strains from before GMO time and were also not subjected to heavy selective breeding over the past century (of course it would have been selectively bred since the dawn of the fertile crescent 13,000 years or so ago).

splawn 11y ago
A rise in gluten allergies? This is news to me. Is there anything published that you can cite?
- glup 11y ago
  http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-race-celiac-gluten-idUSKBN0ME2SY20150318 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-race-celiac-gluten-...
  - splawn 11y ago
    How is that evidence that GMO's are toxic? It doesn't mention GMO's at all. I guess I am supposed to just speculate? "connect the dots" as Jesse Ventura would say? Edit: I gave you an upvote tho, because you did go thru the trouble of finding a link. (Even if it missed the full context of the thread, imo)

undersuit 11y ago

Goldren Rice has made no significant progress even though we have extensive use of Glyphosate-resistant GMOs. From what I've read the people behind golden rice have yet to release their product for 20 years now, while at the same time in the US we've switched the majority of our largest crop yields to GMO products with wheat being the major holdout. GMO corn, soybeans and sugar beets aren't being produced for health, they are being pushed to keep the American diet of highly processed sweets and oil cheap.