Americans eat more than their body weight in GMOs every year, study shows

Americans eat more than their body weight in GMOs every year, study shows


(NaturalNews) The consumer advocacy organization Environmental Working Group
(EWG) has put out a new paper that estimates the average person's
yearly consumption of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). And based
on the figures, which EWG admits are very likely understated, the
average person consumes more than their own body weight's worth of GMOs every single year, a shocking reality with unknown, long-term health consequences.

For their study, EWG researchers compiled data from 2011 U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) data sheets on average per capita consumption of various GM
foods, including corn-based sweeteners like corn syrup, salad oils, and
various other "corn products" like corn oil and corn meal. They then
analyzed these figures based on the percentages of each of the crops
used to make these products that are genetically engineered in the U.S.

The average adult in America, it turns out, weighs 179 pounds, and consumes an average of 193 pounds of GM corn-based products and salad oils every year.
And when various other GMOs are added into the mix that were not
included as part of the original study -- in addition to corn and sugar
beets, soybean oil and other soy-based products, conventional papaya,
and canola oil are all widely consumed foods of GM origin as well -- the
contrast between body weight and GMO consumption widens even more
significantly.

"From these figures, EWG calculated that the
average American annually consumes genetically engineered foods in these
quantities: 68 pounds of beet sugar, 58 pounds of corn syrup, 38 pounds
of soybean oil and 29 pounds of corn-based products, for a total of 193
pounds," says EWG.

With more new GMOs on the way, consumption patterns expected to increase dramatically

These
figures are only estimates, of course, as some Americans are health
savvy enough to avoid many of the common GMO ingredients and additives
used in conventional foods, while others chug down excess amounts of
corn syrup-laden sodas and soy-glutted condiments and sauces like it is
nobody's business. But the fact of the matter is that Americans as a whole are being used as human guinea pigs in a massive biotechnology experiment with uncharted ramifications.

And
the really bad news is that, unless GMO labeling laws like Proposition
37 in California are passed in the very near future, the biotechnology
industry will continue to secretly release evermore GMOs
into the food supply. In the next few decades, in fact, Americans will
very likely be subjected to a whole host of new, undisclosed GMOs if
mandatory GMO labeling does not become a national standard.

"EWG considered only three genetically engineered crops (for its study),
but more than 30 others are currently being tested in field trials,
including apples, barley, bell peppers, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower,
cherries, chili peppers, coffee, cranberries, cucumber, flax,
grapefruit, kiwi, lentils, lettuce, melons, mustard, oats, olives,
onions, peanuts, pears, peas, persimmons, pineapple, radishes,
strawberries, sugar cane, sunflower, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, walnuts
and watercress," adds EWG.

"While it is unclear how long it may
take for these new genetically engineered crops to reach the market,
this long list makes it likely that people could be eating two or three
times their weight in GE food annually within the next decade."

To learn more about California's efforts to become the first U.S. state to mandate GMO labeling at the retail level, visit: http://www.carighttoknow.org/

Also, be sure to check out the hard-hitting new documentary Genetic Roulette by award-winning author, filmmaker, and Executive Director of the Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT), Jeffrey Smith: http://geneticroulettemovie.com/

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