A three-‐part article entitled, “Survey Shows Improved Health After Avoiding Genetically Modified Foods” by Jeffrey M. Smith was peer-‐reviewed and published in the International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine on November 7th, 2017.
Part 1 exposes the dangerous lack of safety studies of GMOs and introduces three major reasons why they might cause health problems.
Part 2 gives the results of the survey.
Part 3 focuses on digestive problems.
GMO studies show harm.
GMO characteristics explain why.
PART 1 Summary: Dangerous Lack of Research
Following are three major reasons, which have not been sufficiently studied, why GMOs might cause serious health risks:
1.The process of creating a GMO creates unpredictable side effects, including increased allergens and compounds linked to cancer.
2.The Bt-‐toxin produced in GM corn may cause immune system problems, tissue damage, and leaky gut.
3.Roundup® is sprayed on most GMOs and its residues in food may lead to numerous diseases. Roundup (including its active ingredient glyphosate):
•is a class 2A carcinogen
•blocks absorption of essential minerals
•interferes with important metabolic pathways
•kills beneficial bacteria and may throw off the health of our microbiome
•is toxic to the energy centers of the cell (mitochondria)
•disrupts hormones, and
•can lead to birth defects.
Part 1 also contains a bulleted list, which came from the excellent book GMO Myths and Truths, that summarizes the negative health impacts from more than 20 animal feeding studies. This list, and in fact the whole first part of the paper with its 106 references, can be used to counter anyone who tries to argue that GMOs are just as safe as non-‐GMO food.