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> Food we've grown + consumed has a multi-millennium history of being safe The food we consume now has little resemblance past a visual one (and even not that
by 0xfeba 10y ago
> Food we've grown + consumed has a multi-millennium history of being safe
The food we consume now has little resemblance past a visual one (and even not that in some cases), to food of the past.
Time-tested? Only in the past 60 years or so have we actually been able to begin to understand the effects of any food, natural or GMO. That our ancestors didn't keel over immediately after consuming these "same" foods does not mean they are anymore "safe to consume" than GMO foods.
- rhizome 10y agoThe food we consume now has little resemblance past a visual one (and even not that in some cases), to food of the past. When did strawberries change?
- lkbm 10y agoLooks like we first cultivated "garden strawberries" in 1714[1]. Before that we just had "wild strawberries", which are small and not very sweet. I don't know now they've changed nutritionally (probably more sugar), and I doubt they've changed chemically. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry
- Tycho 10y ago> That our ancestors didn't keel over immediately after consuming these "same" foods does not mean they are anymore "safe to consume" than GMO foods. I think this is the wrongest statement I've ever read on HN.