Stopping GMOs improves health (more than Glyphosate)

Created December 2017

Survey Reports Improved Health After Avoiding Genetically Modified Foods

International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine – 2017

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A survey of 3,256 respondents, primarily residing in the United States, reveal improvements in a wide range of health symptoms following the removal or reduced consumption of genetically engineered foods, also called genetically modified organisms or GMOs. The changes are consistent with reports by physicians and others about improvements accompanying a switch to largely non-GMO and organic diets.

The conditions that were most frequently reported as showing improvement include:

  • Digestive: 85.2%,

  • Fatigue, low energy: 60.4%,

  • Overweight or obesity: 54.6%,

  • Clouding of consciousness,

  • “brain fog”: 51.7%,

  • Food allergies or sensitivities: 50.2%, Mood problems, such as anxiety or depression: 51.1%, Memory, concentration: 48.1%, Joint pain: 47.5%, Seasonal allergies: 46.6%, Gluten sensitivities: 42.2%, Insomnia: 33.2%, Other skin conditions (not eczema): 30.9%, Hormonal problems: 30.4%, Musculoskeletal pain: 25.2%, Autoimmune disease: 21.4%, Eczema: 20.8%, and Cardiovascular problems, including high blood pressure: 19.8%.

Titles of sections in the paper

Unanticipated changes in proteins

Amino acid sequence

Glycosylation

Misshaped proteins

Gene transfer from GMOs

Consumption of the Bt Toxin insecticide

Increased herbicide use and residues on food

Glyphosate as carcinogen

Glyphosate as chelator

Glyphosate inhibits critical metabolic pathways

Glyphosate as antibiotic

Glyphosate as mitochondrial toxin

Glyphosate as teratogen

Glyphosate as endocrine disruptor and estrogen mimicker

Overlapping and synergistic factors

Digestion and GMOs

Digestion and Bt toxin

Digestion and Glyphosate

Reduced digestive enzymes

Glyphosate altering gut bacteria

Digestive disorders as gateways to other conditions

Several animal studies show health impacts

Severe organ damage and increased rates of large tumors and mortality69

Altered blood biochemistry, multiple organ damage, and potential effects on male fertility70

Stomach lesions and unexplained mortality71

Immune response and allergic reaction72

Immune disturbances73

Enlarged lymph nodes and immune disturbances 7 4

Disturbed liver, pancreas and testes function75

Liver aging76

Disturbed enzyme functioning in kidney and heart77

Higher density of uterine lining78

Severe stomach inflammation and heavier uteri79

Liver and kidney toxicity80

Changed level of fats in blood and signs of liver and kidney toxicity81

Toxic effects on liver and kidneys and altered blood biochemistry82

Enlarged liver83

Disturbances in digestive system and changes to liver and pancreas84

Excessive growth in the lining of the gut85

Intestinal abnormalities86

Altered blood biochemistry and gut bacteria, and immune response87

Altered gut bacteria and organ weights88

Less efficient feed utilization and digestive disturbance89

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