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Monsanto’s GMO Corn can lead to Organ Failure

  • Antonio Evans
  • January 13, 2010
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As a follow-up to our recent article on GMO Food we decided to feature more information on the study released by the International Journal of Biological Sciences, which looked at the effects of GMO Foods (genetically modified foods), researchers found that 3 varieties of GMO corn, specifically Mon 86, insecticide-producing Mon 810, and Roundup® herbicide-absorbing NK 603  is linked to organ damage in rats.

In defense of the study Monsanto conducted a 90-day study into the finding, even though the issues with these foods are usually found after 90 days.  They concluded that both their practices and the GMO corn was safe for consumption.

These GM corns can be found in products such as animal feed, sweetners and in thousands of products found in the grocery store.

The IJBS study, researchers wrote:

Effects were mostly concentrated in kidney and liver function, the two major diet detoxification organs, but in detail differed with each GM type. In addition, some effects on heart, adrenal, spleen and blood cells were also frequently noted. As there normally exists sex differences in liver and kidney metabolism, the highly statistically significant disturbances in the function of these organs, seen between male and female rats, cannot be dismissed as biologically insignificant as has been proposed by others. We therefore conclude that our data strongly suggests that these GM maize varieties induce a state of hepatorenal toxicity….These substances have never before been an integral part of the human or animal diet and therefore their health consequences for those who consume them, especially over long time periods are currently unknown.

Monsanto recent response to the study, stating that the research is “based on faulty analytical methods and reasoning and do not call into question the safety findings for these products.”

The IJBS study’s author Gilles-Eric Seralini responded to the Monsanto statement on the blog,Food Freedom, “Our study contradicts Monsanto conclusions because Monsanto systematically neglects significant health effects in mammals that are different in males and females eating GMOs, or not proportional to the dose. This is a very serious mistake, dramatic for public health. This is the major conclusion revealed by our work, the only careful reanalysis of Monsanto crude statistical data.”

We’ll watch to see how this GMO food debate wages.

About the Author:

Antonio Evans is an entrepreneur/speaker/researcher who specializes in the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the culinary world. More from Antonio Evans

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