<p>GMO lawsuit
**YAKIMA, Wash. • Two wheat growers in Washington state have filed suit against Monsanto over the unauthorized release of genetically modified wheat.</p>
<p>The lawsuit claims the discovery of the unapproved wheat has hurt farmers’ export markets. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Spokane on behalf of all domestic soft white wheat growers and seeks class action status. **</p>
<p>Actually, for good intestinal health including much reduced rate of colorectal cancer, you should eat a LOT more corn. Maize porridge (think polenta) is a staple food in central Africa (called sadza). It is high in dietary fiber (as resistant starch) and of course is gluten free.</p>
<p>Buy a bag of corn meal, cook it and eat it. It is NOT toxic. It does NOT contain pesticides or Agent Orange.</p>
<p>For GI, consume ginger.<br>
Anyway, what is a point of this fight? We are in free country (yet), so enjoy while it lasts!!! It is going to end soon…you better eat what you want now.</p>
<p>^sorghum,
Interesting…since when they are using genetic engineering ins Central Africa? I miss this one big time, just shows my extremely low level of education…which has to do something with my eating habits? Interesting connection nonetheless!!</p>
<p>MiamiDAP, I mean African non-GMO corn and US GMO or non-GMO should all be good for your health.</p>
<p>Maize is good for those those favorites of nutritionists, fecal bulk and rapid transit. </p>
<p>Zimbabwe has a perfectly good (very advanced) non-GMO plant breeding system (actually a private company that sells across much of Africa (SeedCo).</p>
<p>(btw ‘maize’ is the preferred word for ‘corn’, for clarity)</p>
<p>Movie. Documentary about roundup ready corn. BT corn is just icing on the GMO cake.</p>
<p>From the web site - a synopsis:</p>
<p>“King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. In the film, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America’s most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat—and how we farm.”</p>
<p>I mainly buy food from my local farmer, the farmers market, Whole Foods, Fresh Market or Trader Joe’s. GMO’s are dangerous. My dog probably eats better than most people. I’m sure Monsanto does whatever is in the best interest of the company.</p>
<p>It makes sense to me there would be dangers in genetically modifying crops. There is some excellent information by Chris Kresser. It states “The FDA has warned potential health risks. GMO’s can create unpredictable, hard to detect side effects, including allergies, toxins, and diseases”. Immune systems don’t recognize new proteins. It creates an allergic response. Rats have shown reduced fertility and damage to organs. I’m sure you will see articles showing GMO’s are perfectly safe. I would recommend using common sense. Monsanto does what is best for their business.</p>
<p>Many medications are deemed safe enough for the general public even though they have mind boggling side effects. As I stated I am sure you will find articles and I will add trusted experts attesting to the safety of GMO’s. I will stick to organic food and prepare fresh food.</p>
<p>Re: level of expertise required to discuss a subject. If the OP would have googled how genetic engineering works, he would have learned that it requires much more than treating a bunch of corn kernels with chemicals, and GMO organisms cannot sprout from pesticide-treated non-GMO seeds. Does one need to know in details how pieces of nucleic acids can be spliced together? No. Does one need to have the knowledge of the general concepts and principles? It certainly helps to prevent one from posting nonsense. </p>
<p>Sorghum, do not get me wrong… Im anti-corn but I love polenta and I can eat corn muffins all day long until my stomach bursts. The reason why I would not do it is simple and has nothing to do with pesticides: too many carbs for my lifestyle. The majority of people in our country do not burn as many calories as those Central African corn-eating farmers, so we should look for sources of fiber with fewer calories :)</p>
The reason why I would not do it is simple and has nothing to do with pesticides: too many carbs for my lifestyle. The majority of people in our country do not burn as many calories as those Central African corn-eating farmers, so we should look for sources of fiber with fewer calories :)</p>