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Is food in grocery stores genetically modified and is there a way to know? Food companies have disputed whether or not to include labels on genetically modified foods. Food companies do not want to be required to label their food because many people prefer not eating foods that are not genetically modified. Although it costs nothing for food companies to put the label on their food, they still refuse. If food is genetically modified, then the consumer should gain knowledge through labelling.…

usage. (6) Palm oil is known to be especially bad, with excessive amounts of bad LDL cholesterol. A great way to reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease is to replace foods high in saturated fats with unsaturated fats. For example, use olive oil or canola oil instead of palm oil. Also, people who struggle with obesity tend to have higher cholesterol levels because being overweight can increase LDLs and lower HDLs. (2) Another reason for a high level of bad cholesterol is a lack of exercise.…

What to do About Obesity There are many things people can do to fight obesity. One of the things would be to lose weight in a healthy way. Losing weight can be challenging, especially if people are not used to eating a healthy diet. To begin with, one thing that needs to be done is no more going out to fast food restaurants no matter how stressed or difficult life gets. The reason it is important to not eat out as much is because all the foods in restaurants are processed so individuals do not…

Since birth, food has been an essential needs. In the past, food would take awhile to harvesting and was hard to get from hunting. Nowadays, technology has allowed the mass production of food. Unfortunately, the market took advantage of this technology by not letting the consumers know what the food contains. This is created the birth of Genetically Modified Organisms, also known as GMOs. GMOs are organisms in which the genetic material (DNA) had been altered in a way that does not occur…

Honey bees produce honey that is favored and enjoyed by many, and they pollinate a large portion of the world’s crops. While their efforts are largely appreciated, their recent troubles have not been given very much attention. Before assessing and understanding their afflictions, one must first have some basic knowledge about the structure/organization of a typical honey bee colony. They are social insects, with each individual bee living to benefit the hive. The survival of the hive depends…

shown with an increase in the fat content 98. Marangoni and Rousseau found that the hardness index and the G’ of the fat increased with the increase in the SFC. Also, upon interesterification, the HI and G’ was higher for the interesterified lard canola oil samples, while it was not affected for the Palm oil-soybean oil blend 31. Veereckren et. al. showed that the hardness of the fat was also dependent on the composition of the fat and the crystallization conditions 99 including the rate of…

S. Food and Drug Administration) regulates genetically modified foods, it considers Bt-corn to be nutritionally equivalent to traditional corn” (Bessin). Most GMO crops are corn and are known as the six major GMO crops which include soy, alfalfa, canola, cotton, sugar, and beets. According to The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) they “[urges] physicians to advise all patients to avoid genetically modified (GM) food” (“Genetically”). Therefore, many people think that the FDA is…

The most common GMOs seen in the market today are corn, soy, squash/zucchini, alfalfa, canola, sugar beets, and milk. In fact, almost 85% of the world’s corn supply is genetically modified. Soy is the most frequently seen GMO within the United States. (Young, 2013) What is the difference between GMOs and hybridization? GMOs and hybridization…

GMOs: Myth or Fact? People have been intentionally genetically modifying plants for over ten thousand years (Hoegler). Ever since modified plants have been around, so have skeptics. Naturally, many misconceptions and false assumptions have been made by people who either don 't understand or don 't agree with genetic engineering. This essay will serve to educate and explain misconstrued presumptions about genetically modified organisms being used in agriculture. Biotech crops were first…

The opposition seems to disagree and show pictures of some disgusting mass and tell the scientists to explain. Perhaps the reason people don 't agree with this new idea is because they do not understand much about it. Cary Blake also stated, "Today, biotechnology in agriculture is too often perched on the hot seat as its opponents spread fear, without scientific evidence to support it that genetically-modified foods could be unsafe." People often get the wrong idea when they hear about this…