The question of whether or not GMOs should be accepted hasn’t existed for very long compared to other issues; however, the idea of genetic modification has become highly controversial since the 90’s. GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, contain genes from a different organisms in order to achieve a desired characteristic. Although concerns regarding GMOs highlight issues such as effects on the environment, solving world hunger, pesticides, and health issues, these issues aren’t completely isolated. The issues overlap each other and can’t be fully understood without looking at the bigger picture. Pesticides conjoin with health and the environment, and the environment overlaps world hunger. When combined, this variety of issues regarding
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The anti GMO stance brings up the lack of testing with GMOs and how they can be contributing to both health issues in both the present and future. Dangerous allergens and toxins created by changing the genetic structure and introducing unintended proteins can potentially contribute to numerous problems in the health of consumers(). The outcomes of consuming genetically modified food are largely unknown if the fact that there never has been a long term study is taken into consideration. According to Joseph Mercola, the author of “Genetically Modified Foods are not Safe to Eat,” the longest industry-funded animal feeding study lasted only ninety days―not long enough to show any long term effects of consuming genetically modified food. Hearing that their food isn’t sufficiently tested and has the potential to be dangerous would discourage most people from wanting to eat it; nevertheless, they still purchase it out of blissful ignorance of the threat. Time proves that there are chemicals which at first were considered safe, but proved to be hazardous. The same concept could be true for GMOs. They also contain a variety of compounds which could be harmful to people who eat them. Health issues generally don’t appear until years after the chemical in question is created. Though GMOs aren’t technically a chemical, the same can be hypothesized for their future. Unpredicted results can arise from mixing genes from unrelated organisms. GMOs are created by altering specific genes for a specific result, but every gene doesn’t only just one protein. Unintended proteins can be created by complex interactions taking place, and they could be toxic. It is surmised, but not proven, that genetically modifying crops can potentially cause an increase in allergens and toxic proteins in the plants and cause
The anti GMO stance brings up the lack of testing with GMOs and how they can be contributing to both health issues in both the present and future. Dangerous allergens and toxins created by changing the genetic structure and introducing unintended proteins can potentially contribute to numerous problems in the health of consumers(). The outcomes of consuming genetically modified food are largely unknown if the fact that there never has been a long term study is taken into consideration. According to Joseph Mercola, the author of “Genetically Modified Foods are not Safe to Eat,” the longest industry-funded animal feeding study lasted only ninety days―not long enough to show any long term effects of consuming genetically modified food. Hearing that their food isn’t sufficiently tested and has the potential to be dangerous would discourage most people from wanting to eat it; nevertheless, they still purchase it out of blissful ignorance of the threat. Time proves that there are chemicals which at first were considered safe, but proved to be hazardous. The same concept could be true for GMOs. They also contain a variety of compounds which could be harmful to people who eat them. Health issues generally don’t appear until years after the chemical in question is created. Though GMOs aren’t technically a chemical, the same can be hypothesized for their future. Unpredicted results can arise from mixing genes from unrelated organisms. GMOs are created by altering specific genes for a specific result, but every gene doesn’t only just one protein. Unintended proteins can be created by complex interactions taking place, and they could be toxic. It is surmised, but not proven, that genetically modifying crops can potentially cause an increase in allergens and toxic proteins in the plants and cause