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Two main things: 1. Genetically modified (GMO) foods can cause non-food compounds to get synthesized in the food that our bodies have never seen before, which
by zackmorris 5y ago
Two main things:
1. Genetically modified (GMO) foods can cause non-food compounds to get synthesized in the food that our bodies have never seen before, which can trigger autoimmune issues. I consider this the lower risk.
2. GMO foods are designed specifically to allow more use of pesticides and herbicides. These get incorporated into the food and can stay around after washing, especially in processed food. Pesticides are low-level neurotoxin and disrupt gut nerves, while herbicides disrupt gut flora. Loosely, what happens is that the body is sensitive to most plant husks, since they are designed to keep bugs out that feed on them. GMO copies that defense mechanism, often amplifying it hugely, resulting in amplified food sensitivities. I consider this the higher risk, so high in fact that the consequences of it can be life-altering.
Edit: These effects combined turn ordinary food into inflammatory food
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- PeterisP 5y agoMy impression is quite the opposite - GMO insect-resistant plants enable using much less pesticides (the savings from reduced frequency and quantity of pesticides being the economic reason for choosing such crops) than non-modified equivalents.
- wfme 5y agoThis article [0] points towards the reality being somewhere in the middle - more herbicides but less insecticides. > GMOs have been changing the way that pesticides are used in agriculture. Herbicide-tolerant genetically modified (GM) crops have led to an increase in herbicide usage while insecticide-producing GM crops have led to a decrease in insecticides. [0] https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/gmos-and-pesticides/ https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/gmos-and-pesticides/
- swsieber 5y ago> insecticide-producing GM A decrease in usage, yes. But is it a decrease in what ends upon the plant is what I'd be curious about.
- more_corn 5y agoGMO roundup resistance allows us to use a bunch of herbicide without killing the food crop. This seems to indicate that we’d be using a lot more roundup on those crops than otherwise.
- moistly 5y agoGlyphosate is also used to desiccate grain crops. I rather doubt the residue is removed before it reaches one’s table. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_desiccation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_desiccation