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Some critical info on Genetically Modified Organisms

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    Some critical info on Genetically Modified Organisms

    I just finished watching a video on youtube of Jeffrey Smith, who in a speech about his book, "Seeds of Deception" clearly explains the dangers of genetically modified foods.

    It discusses the proven potential health risks of consuming GM foods. The key words to remember are:

    Allergies
    Toxins
    Antibiotic Resistant Diseases
    Nutritional Problems
    Carcinogens

    And that all these have increased incidence of affecting human beings who consume GMO foods.

    If you want to skip to the video now, go right ahead, the link is at the bottom, but if you don't have an hour of free time to watch the video and would prefer to have a runthrough of it, read on.

    The dangers in GMOs aren't caused by the genes being implanted into a host organism themselves, it is in the crude, very much random process of doing so. The video explains it very well, and you'll learn about how they use viruses in the gene sequence insertions to make sure they function in the host cell and can affect the entire organism those cells are implanted in, and also about how they attach antibiotic resistant strains with the genes to be inserted. These strains are to be used as markers in tests to find out where the gene ended up in the DNA of the cell. They actually use antibiotics to locate the antibiotic resistant strain in the organism.

    The video also talks about how the FDA and its equivalent in Canada have been approving genetically modified foods for public consumption since the Clinton Administration whilst ignoring all long term testing on their possible side effects, using flawed analysis methods (such as using cows that were already pregnant instead of non-pregnant cows in studies that search for the effects of GMOs on the fertility of these animals) and threatening, firing or bribing scientists in order to make sure their pro-industry policies on food safety were passed regardless of the health risks they would cause.

    So please watch this video because this man explains it very well, he's even comical amidst his discussion of the very scary situation that GMOs present for us so I hope you enjoy it.

    It is available in 6 parts and altogether is an hour long:

    The Health Dangers of Genetically Modified Foods
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94d-KVorSHM
    This is a lecture by Jeffrey Smith, in which he summarizes the contents of this book. It's not only informative, but amusing, because he casts a joke here an...
    Last edited by jgk3; 07-26-2008, 07:52 PM.
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    Re: Some critical info on Genetically Modified Organisms

    Take THAT vegans

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      Re: Some critical info on Genetically Modified Organisms

      yes, and I pretty much convinced all the kids in my grade 3 summer camp group that Soy and plastics can help boys grow boobs. Now they stick dodge balls in the shirt of their friend and say "hahaha, you drink soy milk!"

      Of course, it's not true, I drank soy milk for years and quit when I found out they had phyto-estrogens in them, which are also carcinogenic btw, as they are not natural human hormones.

      Anyways, the main foods to avoid are Soy, Corn, Cotton-seed and Canola, they are all GMO.
      Last edited by jgk3; 07-26-2008, 07:03 PM.

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        Re: Some critical info on Genetically Modified Organisms

        No wonder vegans are all sickly looking.
        Achkerov kute.

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          Re: Some critical info on Genetically Modified Organisms

          Originally posted by Anonymouse View Post
          No wonder vegans are all sickly looking.
          if you think meat eaters are better off: http://video.google.ca/videoplay?doc...L9qfnsCA&hl=en

          Also, if you drink milk or consume milk products, you're at risk because there are no labels here that tell you if there is bovine growth hormone in it, which is a gmo.

          I'm also willing to bet that most of our livestock also get these GMOs, and guess what, most of their feed are based on GMO crops. One way or another, if you eat meat, you can get the faulty DNA that might've mutated them to have new genetic diseases.
          Last edited by jgk3; 07-26-2008, 07:07 PM.

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            Re: Some critical info on Genetically Modified Organisms

            here you go guys, I posted this thread (with slight modifications) on the space forums, and I think you should see how the discussion has evolved, it sheds light on the shortcomings of my sources and motives but also points out other aspects and concerns in food production that we should all hear about: http://www.space.com/common/communit...yCurrentPage=0

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              Re: Some critical info on Genetically Modified Organisms

              If I had to actually spend parts of my day worrying about what's in what, and being overly picky, I'd probably never finish.

              I figure one day I'm gonna be dead either way, so I may as well take the easier option and enjoy myself without worrying about all these pesky distractions and sensitive things.

              Let white people worry about these.
              Achkerov kute.

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              • #8
                Re: Some critical info on Genetically Modified Organisms

                Science will come up with some reason to put in the books, but in the end it'll be just a theory. I mean, we will fail to acknowledge that there are forces at work beyond our understanding.

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                  Re: Some critical info on Genetically Modified Organisms

                  Indeed. All things are theories and perspectives in a desolate world of unknown and speculation where mind wanders and soars to unimaginative lengths and zeniths in an effort to give meaning and purpose to things which otherwise have none except in our own minds and paradigms, where God once spoke in the arcane chants of Churches, science now preaches and teaches with numbers, statistics, peer reviewed Journals and such.

                  And whether in ages past the worrying was whether God might smite you for daring to doubt the deeds, now science compels you to follow its new creeds.
                  Achkerov kute.

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                    Re: Some critical info on Genetically Modified Organisms

                    Genetically modified foods is a myth .. just like evolution. It is well known that God makes everything.
                    this post = teh win.

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