The GMO Debate

Learning about this topic is important because it can change someone’s current perspective on food, or at least give them new ideas to think about. It also provides necessary knowledge to someone who doesn’t know about the topic in any way shape or form. For example, I found myself second guessing the what I consume, and how much I consume. I already knew about the nutrition aspect of the food unit, but I had no other major preconceptions about the topic. For example, I already previously knew that what you eat impact the way your body functions, and eating better nutritious food is better for your body. During the GMO debate I thought most of the topics we discussed to be surprising and I also learned a lot of information from them. For example, I found it surprising that GMO crops could have so many positive economic factors included with them. Due to the food unit, I am now more conscious of what I eat, and I try to eat more healthy foods. For example, I now read the nutrition facts on the back of the label more often. The classroom activity that impacted me the most would have to be the TED talk we watched …show more content…
I learned so many new things about GMO crops, since I was relatively uninformed. For example, the most interesting thing that I learned when researching and debating was how uninformed people are about the subject, and I believe my assertion is substantiated by the Jimmy Kimmel video we watched. Another example of something I found quite interesting is all the debate around the impact GMO crops have on your health. When researching I found that there is no real sufficient evidence yet to prove whether GMO crops have a negative impact on your health or not. Yet even still there are a lot of heated arguments over the topic, and personally, I’m not sure if I feel comfortable putting random sequences of dna into my