What Are Genetically Modified Organisms Affect The Human Body?

GMOs are in almost everything we put into our bodies. Genetically Modified Organisms are put into the simplest of foods, like fruits, vegetables, meats, and even candy. According to Bill Freese at the Center for Food Safety “GMOs are present in 60 to 70 percent of foods on supermarket shelves; the vast majority of processed foods contain GMOs.” Genetically modified organisms were put into food to improve taste, quantity, and to save money. But what people do not know, is that GMOs act as toxins in the body. Once ingested they do harm internally to the human body. GMO 's are taking over the food industry. New Zealand has come up with a solution to this. They created a law stating, food from other countries may not be brought into New Zealand because of the risk that the food contains GMOs. GMO’s are relatively new to the food production industry, they are used to enhance the taste and quantity of food. Genetically modified food have a variety of chemicals contained in them. Megan L. Norris, of Harvard’s Science in the News, describes “Foods containing GMO’s do harm to the body’s kidneys, liver, heart, and other organs.” According to Andrew Henderson of Nomad Capitalist “In New Zealand, crops are also non-GMO. No fresh vegetables, fruit or meat sold in New Zealand is genetically modified.” New Zealand went GMO free due to the harmful chemicals put into the food, they did this to protect their nations people. By banning the rights to produce food with GMO’s has aided the health of the citizens of New Zealand. By maintaining this law and promoting to other countries it can help people become happier and healthier. This will also stop the production of GMO filled foods which causes the country and the world 's population to have healthier lifestyles. Almost everything we eat nowadays, contains genetically modified food. New Zealand has set different policies and laws, stating that no food from other countries can be imported into New Zealand. New Zealand’s government has set these laws in 1999, only five years after GMO 's were invented and put into our food. GMO 's were put into our food and hit the grocery stores in 1994. New Zealand 's policies and laws have made a positive impact on the people and their overall health. GMOs affect the human body in a negative way. They cause problems to different organs. By completely eliminating them from diets, the human body will be healthier and function better. The absence of GMOs in the food people consume will help the country of New Zealand’s health cost. GMOs have toxic chemicals that affect the body in a negative way. “The genetic engineering process creates massive collateral damage, causing mutations in hundreds or thousands of locations throughout the plant’s DNA. Natural genes can be deleted or permanently turned on or off, and hundreds may change their behavior. Even the inserted gene can be damaged or rearranged, and may create proteins that can trigger allergies or promote disease.” (IRT pg.1) Elucidated by the Institution for Responsible Technology. GMOs can do internal damage to the human …show more content…
There are abounding reasons why GMOs can be a positive solution. GMOs can improve the resistance to crops generating a healthier crop. This can save money for the farmer by not having to throw away contaminated and infected crops. They can also eliminate seeds and produce a prolonged shelf life, which allows for safe transportation to people in countries without access to nutrition rich foods. Another positive thing about GMOs, companies can supply more necessary nutrients. According to Battelle, The Business of Innovation, “The Golden Rice Project seeks to bring vitamin-A enriched rice to market to help prevent nearly 500,000 cases of childhood blindness and 2 million deaths caused by vitamin-A deficiency in third world countries each year.” Battelle is explaining, with the presence of genetically modified organisms, adding vitamin-A to foods can help countries by cheaper foods but still containing vitamin-A. Which means they can help fight worldwide malnutrition. They can put more vitamins and minerals in food lacking them. This can help people save money by buying cheaper foods but still consuming the same nutrients, as healthier and costly