I'm a complete layman but from my perspective this seems funny that we're discussing gene modified food in a country where they're already fighting an obesity e

I'm a complete layman but from my perspective this seems funny that we're discussing gene modified food in a country where they're already fighting an obesity epidemic. Do we really need more food? Are we (the western world) running out of food? Feels like there are other parts of the world where this discussion might be more relevant.