In the past few years, there’s been an issue that aroused within the news outlets on television. Many people have asked if GMO affects the development of children. One major thing that happen when children eat GMO affected foods are that children begin you grow puberty areas start to grow faster than usual. Majority of citizens believe that GMO isn’t bad for your health. Our government has passed a law stating that companies must place on their labels if it has GMO. So, the minority of people who believe it is dangerous isn’t upset when they find out that their children are eating GMO.
Children’s bodies develop at a faster pace and are more likely to be affected and show the effects of GMO foods. Independent scientists used young rats in their …show more content…
British Medical Association cited this as one reason why they called for a moratorium of GMO foods. They eat corn-based foods, drink soy-based formula and lots of dairy, even have products used on their skin made from cornstarch, all the foods that are most popular with the GMO set. Not only are the most popular foods used to be fed to a large portion of baby foods and products such as corn, soybeans, cotton and potatoes animals consume the GMO plants also. Cows eat the genetically modified corn so their meat and milk are completely saturated with the GMO. According to babycenter.com, “Other GMO crops currently allowed in the U.S. food and feed supply are corn, cotton, papaya, potato, rice, soybean, squash, sugar beet, and tomato.” Children consume a disproportionately large amount of milk. In the United States and elsewhere, dairy products may come from cows treated with the genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rbGH). The milk contains a huge amount of hormones and antibiotics . According to a discussion paper on the public …show more content…
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations also says that farmers can grow more food on less land with genetically modified crops. Genetically modified animals have certain genes inserted so that they can produce ‘better’ milk, eggs, and meat. These animals also are expected to have a higher resistance to disease and overall better health, with better natural waste management. In theory, genetically modified crops and animals will also be more environmentally friendly because they conserve water, soil, and energy. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations states that one of the positives of GMOs is that farmers can produce more nutritious food. Many foods are in the works for bio-fortification for this reason. Rice, for example, feeds 50 percent of the world’s population, so genetically modifying rice to have more vitamin A would reduce vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. But what happens to these plants and animals that have been genetically modified? What happens when we eat these foods? Unfortunately, no one knows for sure what happens, though evidence is mounting that genetic modification may not be a good thing. Another benefit that GMO is believed to bring about is that crops can be engineered to handle weather conditions which means that there will be good quality and sufficient yields even under a
Children’s bodies develop at a faster pace and are more likely to be affected and show the effects of GMO foods. Independent scientists used young rats in their …show more content…
British Medical Association cited this as one reason why they called for a moratorium of GMO foods. They eat corn-based foods, drink soy-based formula and lots of dairy, even have products used on their skin made from cornstarch, all the foods that are most popular with the GMO set. Not only are the most popular foods used to be fed to a large portion of baby foods and products such as corn, soybeans, cotton and potatoes animals consume the GMO plants also. Cows eat the genetically modified corn so their meat and milk are completely saturated with the GMO. According to babycenter.com, “Other GMO crops currently allowed in the U.S. food and feed supply are corn, cotton, papaya, potato, rice, soybean, squash, sugar beet, and tomato.” Children consume a disproportionately large amount of milk. In the United States and elsewhere, dairy products may come from cows treated with the genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rbGH). The milk contains a huge amount of hormones and antibiotics . According to a discussion paper on the public …show more content…
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations also says that farmers can grow more food on less land with genetically modified crops. Genetically modified animals have certain genes inserted so that they can produce ‘better’ milk, eggs, and meat. These animals also are expected to have a higher resistance to disease and overall better health, with better natural waste management. In theory, genetically modified crops and animals will also be more environmentally friendly because they conserve water, soil, and energy. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations states that one of the positives of GMOs is that farmers can produce more nutritious food. Many foods are in the works for bio-fortification for this reason. Rice, for example, feeds 50 percent of the world’s population, so genetically modifying rice to have more vitamin A would reduce vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. But what happens to these plants and animals that have been genetically modified? What happens when we eat these foods? Unfortunately, no one knows for sure what happens, though evidence is mounting that genetic modification may not be a good thing. Another benefit that GMO is believed to bring about is that crops can be engineered to handle weather conditions which means that there will be good quality and sufficient yields even under a