THE INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY– Something doesn’t quite add up about genetically modified (GM) foods. Big biotech claims that genetic engineering is a necessary step towards feeding the world’s growing population. And yet debate still rages as to whether GM crops actually increase yields at all. Furthermore, the UN recently stated that 30,000 people a day were starving to death, … Read More
FOOD CONSUMER– Children face the greatest risk from the potential dangers of GM foods: *Young, fast-developing bodies are influenced most *Children are more susceptible to allergies *Children are more susceptible to problems with milk *Children are more susceptible to nutritional problems *Children are in danger from antibiotic resistant diseases *Young, fast-developing bodies are influenced most Children’s bodies develop at a … Read More
HUFFINGTON POST– This study was just routine,” said Russian biologist Alexey V. Surov, in what could end up as the understatement of this century. Surov and his colleagues set out to discover if Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) soy, grown on 91% of US soybean fields, leads to problems in growth or reproduction. What he discovered may uproot a multi-billion dollar … Read More
BBC– Eating high levels of some soy products – including tofu – may raise the risk of memory loss, research suggests. The study focused on 719 elderly Indonesians living in urban and rural regions of Java. The researchers found high tofu consumption – at least once a day – was associated with worse memory, particularly among the over-68s. The Loughborough … Read More
