http://themindunleashed.org/2014/04/10-scientific-studies-proving-gmos-can-harmful-human-health.html
Ah, GMOs…the topic that has been on several peoples’ forefront since they began to be used about 20 years ago. The article opens by discussing how Russia was one of the countries who recently banned the use of GMOs all together. Yet, the topic seems to be very polarizing, as people tend to stand on either ends of the spectrum for or against the use of GMOs in food. The article talks about some of the following being the possible health effects of using GMOs: toxins in maternal and fetal blood, transfer of DNA of GMOs into humans, rising Gluten intolerance, tumours in rats, birth defects, stomach inflation and many more. The article claims that the reason these scientific studies were not used to stop GMO’s from being used in the first place was that “the risk assessment of genetically modified (GM) crops for human nutrition and health has not been systematic. Evaluations for each GM crop or trait have been conducted using different feeding periods, animal models and parameters.”The truth is, no one is absolutely certain what their effects are just yet. As mentioned, they have been widely used for only 20 years, meaning it is difficult to test their long-term effects on human health just yet. However, I believe they they should be deemed completely safe before they are allowed to be used.
