Pros And Cons Of Genetically Modified Organisms

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Genetically Modified Organisms

What are the risks in consuming genetically modified foods?

We’ve read about them in newspapers, journals, and in social media. Scientists have

researched their prehistoric roots and we continue to discuss with our Family and Friends

about them. GMOs, genetically modified organisms. GMOs is genetically altered foods.

Controversies over GMOs have circled around their environmental impacts, effects on human

health, and patterns of corporate globalization. GMOs are commonly used in processed foods.

In theory, modified crops and animals are friendly to the environment because of the

conservation of water, energy and soil. The plus side of GMOs are, farmers produce more

nutritious

and other nutrients are not inadvertently altered. Over all, the main goal of modifying

food genetically is to make them attractive and unique to impress consumers. Why is GMO

important for human society? It is important because it’s supported by its ability to produce

enough food for the population. This requires us to heighten our agricultural methods to

increase the yields on farmed land and cut the growth of agriculture

to more wild lands. Expanding agriculture increases productions, but has negative

impacts on biodiversity, carbon releases to the atmosphere, soil erosion and nutrient losses.

Instead, obtaining more of the food value from the same amount of land requires more efficient

crop plants. Such as crops that make better use of fertilizers and water, have a very strong

resistance to disease and pests and store more nutrients in the crop components (e.g., fruits,

seeds). Genetic engineering can give to all of these. Research has already demonstrated the

potential to develop crops with increased nutrient use efficiency, greater drought, flooding

resistance, stronger disease and insect resistance and higher nutritional content. Our society has

GMOs

In 2016 the U.S federal government passed a law

requiring labeling of genetically modified ingredients in food products, replacing the GM

labeling laws in several states. The supporting evidence is stronger than ever. As of

2012, there were more than 2,000 international studies on the importance, environmental impact

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and safety of GMOs in food production. So, are their health risks associated with consuming

GMOs? There are other critics of GMOs who claim that the use in livestock are dangerous and

damaging to the animals and humans who consume those animals. The answer, is No. GMOs

are more thoroughly tested than any product in the history of agriculture before the release into

the marketplace. In all the risk assessments in over 15 of field research and 30 years of

laboratory research, there hasn’t been an instance where there was a health risk associated

with a GMO product. For example: In 2011, “a 90-day feeding study, is generally considered

enough to test the health effects of GM feed. The studies reviewed present

evidence to show that genetically modified plants are nutritionally equal to their

non-GM counterparts and can be safely used in food.” (Journal of Food and