Scientific Study Finds Long-Term Health Impacts from GM Corn. A French scientific study released this week asserts that laboratory rats fed Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) corn or low levels of Roundup herbicide for two years developed tumors and suffered damage to multiple organs.
The rats in the test group also experienced significantly higher mortality rate than the control group. Study reveals GMO corn to be highly toxic. Jeffrey Smith: Genetically Modified Soy Linked to Sterility, Infant Mortality in Hamsters. Glyphosate-refs. GMOs Cause Tumors, Organ Damage, and Premature Death in Rats. If you've ever wondered if the concern over GMOs is just hype, you've now got your answer.
A new study shows that Monsanto's Roundup herbicide and genetically modified maize cause tumors and organ damage in rats. The French study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, details an experiment in which rats were fed a diet containing NK603 (a seed variety that has been modified to withstand application of the herbicide Roundup) or were given water containing Roundup "at levels permitted in the United States," reports Reuters. The results?
Rats in the study died earlier than rats on standard diets. Russia Bans Use and Import of Monsanto’s GMO Corn Following Study. Genetically Engineered Food Alters Our Digestive Systems. Study linking GM maize to cancer must be taken seriously by regulators. Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini, professor of molecular biology at Caen university in France, knows how to inflame the GM industry and its friends.
For seven years he and his team have questioned the safety standards applied to varieties of GM maize and tried to re-analyse industry-funded studies presented to governments. The GM industry has traditionally reacted furiously and personally. Séralini has been widely insulted and smeared and last year, in some desperation, he sued Marc Fellous, president of the French Association of Plant Biotechnology, for defamation, and won (although he was only awarded a nominal €1 in damages). But last week, Seralini brought the whole scientific and corporate establishment crashing down on his head. In a peer-reviewed US journal, Food and Chemical Toxicology, he reported the results of a €3.2m study. Final-Paper.pdf (application/pdf Object) Food Association Withdraws Application to Import GM Foods. The Federation of Food and Drink Industry Associations of Turkey (TGDF) announced that it has withdrawn an application to import 29 different kinds of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for food production in view of public opinion and the unfavorable reactions emanating form non-governmental organizations (NGOs.)
The campaign "Yemezler" ("We do not buy it") launched by Greenpeace Mediterranean played a significant role in the TGDF's decision, with some 326,000 people participating in the initiative. The withdrawal of TGDF's application represents a very significant step in the struggle against GMOs, as 2,000 members are affiliated with the organization, Tarık Nejat Dinç, who is in charge of Greenpeace Mediterranean's Agriculture Campaign, told bianet. The struggle is not yet over, however, and an application by the Ünak Gıda Company pertaining to three kinds of soy beans still stands, he said. High-Fructose Diet Sabotages Your Brain: Study. In case the threat of obesity, diabetes and a fatty liver weren't enough to convince you to avoid a soda- and sugar-stuffed diet, researchers have come up with another reason you should lay off the sweets: Fructose will make you stupid.
A new study in which rats were fed a steady diet of fructose-laced water shows that the sweetener slows the brain and hampers memory. According to UCLA's experts: "Our findings illustrate that what you eat affects how you think," said Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, a professor of neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a professor of integrative biology and physiology in the UCLA College of Letters and Science. "Eating a high-fructose diet over the long term alters your brain's ability to learn and remember information.
We must take back control of our food, before it's too late. We are living through a delicious disaster.
Never has so much food been offered to us from so many parts of the world, and in such elaborate combinations. The average supermarket carries over 45,000 different product lines, and yet the provenance of most of these products are utterly opaque. The government has handed control of the food chain over to the supermarkets – and with it, any meaningful sense of the common good. Take fish. Red alert for humanity: Chemical damage can be inherited by offspring through unlimited generations. (NaturalNews) Groundbreaking new science reveals that the harmful effects of exposure to synthetic chemicals are passed from generation to generation via "epigenetics," causing measurable damage to future generations even if those offspring are never exposed to the original chemical.
The phenomenon of "Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance" (ETI) has now been demonstrated in live animals, and if the implications of this research are fully understood, it would force human civilization to radically rethink its widespread use of synthetic chemicals in agriculture, medicine, food, construction materials, personal care products and elsewhere. The research, led by Dr. And Much Worse Than You Might Think. 21st May 2012 By naturalhealthstrategies.com Promoting soy foods as health foods while ignoring the dangers of soy and soy derivatives should be considered a crime against humanity.
If you think this statement is too extreme, read this article to the end, and then see what you think! The dangers of soy are thoroughly documented in the scientific literature, which makes it hard to believe that many health and fitness communities and counselors, and most health food stores, still promote soy products as ultra-healthy foods. Hopefully this harmful misrepresentation of soy foods will begin to change as the dangers of soy become better known. UK Department of Health to pick up tab on Fluoride Objectors' water bills. GM crop-trial website taken down by cyber-attack. Mexican Farmers Block Monsanto Law to Privatize Plants and Seeds. Progressive small farmer organizations in Mexico scored a victory over transnational corporations that seek to monopolize seed and food patents.
When the corporations pushed their bill to modify the Federal Law on Plant Varieties through the Committee on Agriculture and Livestock of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies on March 14, organizations of farmers from across the country sounded the alarm. By organizing quickly, they joined together to pressure legislators and achieved an agreement with the legislative committee to remove the bill from the floor. Monsanto blocks research on GMO safety. Featured Published on February 14th, 2011 | by Jeremy Bloom.
Monsanto. Research Shows Monsanto Corn Causes Organ Damage in Mammals. In a study released by the International Journal of Biological Sciences, analyzing the effects of genetically modified foods on mammalian health, researchers found that agricultural giant Monsanto’s GM corn is linked to organ damage in rats. According to the study, which was summarized by Adam Shake at Twilight Earth, “Three varieties of Monsanto’s GM corn – Mon 863, insecticide-producing Mon 810, and Roundup® herbicide-absorbing NK 603 – were approved for consumption by US, European and several other national food safety authorities.”
Monsanto gathered its own crude statistical data after conducting a 90-day study, even though chronic problems can rarely be found after 90 days, and concluded that the corn was safe for consumption. North Carolina seed company joins class-action lawsuit against Monsanto that seeks protection against predatory patent lawsuits. (NaturalNews) Asheville, N.C. -based Sow True Seed, a seed company that offers non-GMO, non-hybrid, and open-pollinated varieties of heirloom, organic, and traditional seeds, has joined a class-action lawsuit against biotechnology giant Monsanto that seeks protection for farmers against predatory patent lawsuits.
On January 31, 2012, Federal Court Judge Naomi Buchwald from the Southern District of New York held a preliminary hearing of the case to decide if it will move forward, which was joined by hundreds of supporters who held a rally in Foley Square located just across the street from the Manhattan courthouse. Canada endorsing Monsanto 'suicide seeds' Feature story - February 9, 2005. GM giant quits Britain amid backlash. By DUNCAN GARDHAM, Daily Mail The giant bio-tech firm Monsanto yesterday announced a major withdrawal from the UK amid intense opposition to genetically modified foods. Aspartame Symptoms Submitted to the FDA - Dr. Janet Starr Hull. InfoGraphic - The Top 10 Worst Sources of Aspartame - Infographic by the Health Ranger - NaturalNews.com. The top 10 worst sources of aspartame. Human genes engineered into experimental GMO rice being grown in Kansas. (NaturalNews) Unless the rice you buy is certified organic, or comes specifically from a farm that tests its rice crops for genetically modified (GM) traits, you could be eating rice tainted with actual human genes.
The Food Industry's A to Z of Toxic Ingredients to Avoid. (By Natural News) Ever wonder what’s really in the food sold at grocery stores around the world? People keep asking, “What ingredients should I avoid?” So here is a short list that covers all the most toxic and disease-promoting ingredients in the food supply. These are the substances causing cancer, diabetes, heart disease and leading to tens of billions of dollars in unnecessary health care costs across America (and around the world). Coke reveals its secret: It may need to carry a cancer warning - Health News - Health & Families. But 27 years after the ill-fated launch of New Coke, the threat of having a cancer warning placed on their famous red bottles is forcing them to revise the closely guarded ingredients again. GMO alert: top 10 genetically modified foods to avoid eating.