Study Finds A Substantial “Very Strong” Link Between GMOs & Multiple Diseases
It’s
no secret that we are living in a time where chronic disease continues
to rise at an exponential rate, especially within the past couple of
decades. New evidence continues to mount suggesting that Genetically
Modified Organisms (more specifically GM food) might have played, and do
play a key role in those statistics.
A study published in the Journal of Organic Systems last
September examined US government databases, researchers searched for GE
(Genetically Engineered) crop data, glyphosate application data, and
disease epidemiological data while performing a “correlation analysis”
on a total of 22 different diseases.
Researchers reached an alarming conclusion:
“These data show very strong and
highly significant correlations between the increasing use of
glyphosate, GE crop growth and the increase in a multitude of diseases.
Many of the graphs show sudden increases in the rates of diseases in the
mid-1990s that coincide with the commercial production of GE crops. The
probabilities in the graphs and tables show that it is highly unlikely
that the correlations are a coincidence. The strength of the
correlations shows that there is a very strong probability that they are
linked somehow.” (1)
If you’re thinking correlation doesn’t mean causation, you
are right, but it’s important to consider taking into account the
multitude of studies that clearly indicate the potential dangers
associated with ingesting genetically modified foods . There is a lot of
information out there, and our lack of support for GE foods comes from
examining a multitude of information instead of just “a study.” It’s
always important to look at a wide variety of data and evidence when
trying to make the best possible decisions for you and your family when
it comes to GE foods. The science suggesting that they should not be
deemed completely safe for consumption is quite large, and goes beyond
the correlation analysis that was performed in this study.
If you take glyphosate, for example, it
was introduced in 1974 and its use is accelerating at an alarming rate.
Over the decades, strong scientific evidence has shown how glyphosate
disrupts the endocrine system and the balance of gut bacteria, that it
damages DNA and encourages cell mutations that can lead to cancer. It’s also been linked to autism, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease
and various other detrimental human health ailments. This fact alone
gives more credence to the main study mentioned in this article.
The actual study contains more information and visuals for anybody who reads it, you can access it within the sources.
With all of the information and science
that’s now been published, more specifically with regards to glyphosate,
it’s absolutely absurd, dangerous and irresponsible for any biotech
corporation who manufactures these substances to tell the world that
they are completely safe and harmless, yet they do. Don’t you think? How
could a corporation like Monsanto (a corporation charged with
regulating our global food supply) claim that glyphosate is safe despite
all of the evidence that confirms that it’s not?
“It is commonly believed that Roundup
is among the safest pesticides… Despite its reputation, Roundup was by
far the most toxic among the herbicides and insecticides tested. This
inconsistency between scientific fact and industrial claim may be
attributed to huge economic interests, which have been found to falsify
health risk assessments and delay health policy decisions.” – R. Mesnage et al., Biomed Research International, Volume 2014 (2014) article ID 179691
Keep in mind that the use of glyphosate
rose 1500% from 1995 to 2005, and that 100 million pounds of glyphosate
is used every year on more than a billion acres. (Cherry B. GM crops
increase herbicide use in the United States. Science in Society 45,
44-46, 2010)(source)
Related CE Article:
This is exactly why a number of
countries across the world have completely banned GMOs and the
pesticides that go with them. The number of countries that still import
or use these products is rapidly declining, The most recent country to
introduce severe restrictions (and make a lot of noise in doing so)
regarding GMOs, is Russia.
“Any politician or scientist who
tells you these products are safe is either very stupid or lying. The
hazards of these foods are uncertain. In view of our enormous ignorance,
the premature application of biotechnology is downright dangerous. By
slipping it into our food without our knowledge, without any indication
that there are genetically modified organisms in our food, we are now
unwittingly part of a massive experiment.” – David Suzuki, CC,OBC,PH.D LLD, Geneticist
The GMO Lawsuit You Never Heard About
In
1996, Steven M. Druker did something very few Americans were doing then
— learn the facts about the massive venture to restructure the genetic
core of the world’s food supply. The problem of unawareness still exists
today, but it’s getting much better thanks to activists like Druker.
Druker, being a public interest attorney
and the Executive Director of the Alliance For Bio-Integrity, initiated
a lawsuit in 1998 that forced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) to divulge its files on genetically engineered foods.
He’s recently published a book on the lawsuit (2015). In the book, Druker provides details of his experience, and he’s also released the documents on his website showing the significant hazards of genetically engineering foods and the flaws that the FDA made in its policy.
The book has some very impressive
reviews. For example, David Schubert, Ph.D., molecular biologist and
Head of Cellular Neurobiology at the Salk Institute for Biological
Studies said that this “incisive and insightful book is truly
outstanding. Not only is it well-reasoned and scientifically solid, it’s
a pleasure to read – and a must-read.”
Stephen Naylor, Ph.D., CEO and Chariman
of Mai Health Inc., an individual who spent 10 years as a Professor of
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Pharmacology and the Mayo
Clinic stated that Druker’s “meticulously documented, well crafted, and spell binding narrative should serve as a clarion call to all of us.”
Joseph Cummins, Ph.D. and Professor
Emeritus of Genetics at Western University in London, Ontario believes
that Druker’s book is a “landmark” and that “it should be required reading in every university biology course.”
John Ikerd, Ph.D. and Professor Emeritus
of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Missouri
further accentuated the previous statements by saying that the evidence
is “comprehensive and irrefutable; the reasoning is clear and
compelling. No one has documented other cases of irresponsible behaviour
by government regulators and the scientific establishment nearly as
well as Druker documents this one.”
In publishing his book and filing this
lawsuit, Druker exposed how the agency covered up the warnings of its
own scientists about the risks, lied about the facts, and then ushered
these foods onto the market in violation of federal law.
Dr. Jane Goodall wrote the foreword to the book,
“As part of the process, they
portrayed the various concerns as merely the ignorant opinions of
misinformed individuals – and derided them as not only unscientific, but
anti-science. They then set to work to convince the public and
government officials, through the dissemination of false information,
that there was an overwhelming expert consensus, based on solid
evidence, that GMOs were safe.”
Check out the book here.
It’s also noteworthy to mention that
Druker has actually served on the food safety panels at conferences held
by the National Research council and the FDA, presented lectures at
numerous universities, met with government officials throughout the
world, and conferred at the White House Executive Offices with a task
force of President Clinton’s Council on Environmental Quality.
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