Are GMOs safe? The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) doesn’t think so. The Academy said that “Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM foods, including infertility, immune problems, accelerated aging, problems with insulin regulation, degeneration of major organs and the gastrointestinal tract. The AAEM is asking doctors to advise patients to avoid genetically modified foods.
Scientists from the Federal Dietetic Association have repeatedly warned that GM foods can create unpredictable side effects, including allergies, toxicosis and new diseases. They called for long-term studies but were ignored.
The danger of GMOs
Thousands of sheep, buffalo and goats in India have died after grazing on GM cotton. Mice that eat GM corn give birth to fewer and fewer mice in the future. More than half of the babies born to rat mothers fed GM soy died within three weeks and were smaller. The testicular cells of mice and rats from GM soy have changed significantly. By the third generation, most GM soy-fed hamsters had lost the ability to have offspring. Rodents fed GM corn and soy showed immune responses and signs of toxicity.
Cooked GM soy contains seven times the amount of a known soy allergen. Soy allergy increased by 50% in the UK shortly after the introduction of GM soy. The stomach of rats fed GM potatoes showed excessive cell growth, a condition that can lead to cancer. Studies have shown organ damage, changes in liver and pancreas cells, changes in enzyme levels, and more.
In contrast to the safety assessment of drugs, no clinical studies have been conducted on the effects of genetically modified foods on humans. The only published study on the human impact of GMO nutrition has shown that the genetic material of GM soybeans is integrated into the genome of bacteria living inside our intestines and continues to function. This means that after we stop eating genetically modified foods, their proteins continue to be continuously produced within us for a long time. This could mean the following:
If an antibiotic gene is inserted into most of the GM crops that are being created, it could lead to antibiotic-resistant super-diseases. If the gene that creates the toxin in GM corn is inserted into the bacteria, it could turn our gut bacteria into a living pesticide plant. Safety assessments are too superficial to identify most of the potential hazards of GMOs.