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Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable childhood blindness, identifying that this problem affects over 250 million children worldwide, mostly in South Asia and Africa (UNICEF data from The World Health Organization, 2014). Associated childhood deaths arise usually as a complication from a weakened immune system, such as infection or diarrhoea. The introduction of Genetically Modified foods containing beta-carotene could assist to prevent this blindness and related deaths. It…

their profit…”This quote describes how Squanto helped the settle describes how Squanto helped the settlers find food.(18). Charles C. Mann also references the land which the settlers explored. The following text is a primary example "to the west, maize hills marched across the sandy hillocks in parallel rows beyond the fields a mile or more away from the sea rose a forest of oak…”(CR 27). This text illustrated how beautiful the land was, which consequently couraged the settler to explore more of…

Question 1 Humans are starving all over the world, while some are enjoying life with a meat based diet. A meat based diet leads to the depletion of food resources that can be used to feed starving families calling for a more quasi-vegan based diet. The quasi-vegan diet provides the same nutritional value as a meat based diet does. On September 11, 2001 over 18,000 children under the age of five lost their lives. They lost their lives not to the tragic events that took place due to terrorists’…

CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1. POTATO CHIPS The potato (Solanum tuberosum L) ppopularly known as ‘The king of vegetable’s, and it is the world’s fourth most important food crop, after maize, rice and wheat, with more than 376 million tonnes produced in 2013 (FAOSTAT, 2014). Potato chips are thin slices of potato that have been deep fried or baked until crunchy. Potato chips have a unique texture flavor combination, which makes them so desirable in market (Garayo, 2002). Potato chips can…

When people think of Hispanic foods they think hot, spicy foods, lots of flavor, rice and beans, and tortillas. When people think this they are not wrong, Hispanic food is a flavorful and many spices are used; the culture and its people’s customs have much to do with this. According to Grace Austin and Damian Johnson of Diversity Journal “the term Hispanic alludes to a person’s place of origin, referring to persons from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South America.” Since there are many…

used as flour and the green sprouts can be added into salads and ready to serve (Chamorro, 2003). Quinoa flour is usually mixed with maize or wheat flour, with the reported substitution of in bread (10-13% quinoa flour), noodles and pasta (30-40% quinoa flour) and sweet biscuits (60% of quinoa flour) (Chamorro, 2003). Fermented beverage, ‘chicha’ mainly derived from maize, can be also made by quinoa grains (Simmonds,…

Rhetorical Analysis of GMO Articles In the report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), “Genetically Engineered Crops: Report and Prospects,” Gould et al. provide logical appeals such as: scientific research, statistics, and other facts supporting the use of GMOs. In the article, Gould et al. disprove many common GMO misconceptions. Although no pathos is involved, this article provides reliable evidence and effectively argues the beneficial qualities of GMOs. The National Academy of…

Olyvia Poelvoorde ENST 480 GMO Pro Genetically modified organisms (GMO) are organisms that have their genetic material altered artificially using genetic engineering. GMOs are a subject that a lot of people have an opinion about, both good and bad. Plant genetic engineering methods were developed over 30 years ago, and since then, genetically modified crops have become commercially available and widely adopted. In 2009, GM crops were being grown on 10 percent of the Earth’s arable land.1 From…

What is Genetically Modified Food? Genetically modified (GM) foods are defined as "foods derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally, e.g. through the introduction of a gene from a different organism" (WHO, 2015). Genetic engineering (also called modern biotechnology or gene technology) performs this modification. The specific genes selected from one organism are transferred to another within different species such as animals,…

Should Genetically Modified Foods be Labelled in Canada? Currently, 64 countries around the world, which does not include the United States or Canada, are required to label all genetically modified foods. These countries have created laws in order to command the labelling of GM foods due to the concerns of the public (Labelling Around the World 103). Research on genetically modified organisms has been in existence ever since their appearance decades ago and none of them contain evidence that…