The Health Dangers of Genetically Modified Foods

This is a lecture by Jeffrey Smith, in which he summarizes the contents of this book. It's not only informative, but amusing, because he casts a joke here and there.
Part 2 at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=710tmYMxsyY

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[myndy86]

@TheAntiV "There have been many claims that eating organic foods increases exposure to micro-biological contaminants. Studies investigating these claims have found no evidence to support them. It is important to realize that all organic foods must meet the same quality and safety standards applied to conventional foods"fao.org/organicag/oa-faq­/oa-faq4/en/

[myndy86]

@TheAntiV I can keep posting peer reviewed studies for you if this isn't enough studies for you, but as you can see the huge majority of peer reviewed studies suggest on average organic food has higher levels of certain nutrients/healthier.

[myndy86]

@TheAntiV "Our results clearly show that organic red oranges have a higher phytochemical content (i. e., phenolics, anthocyanins and ascorbic acid), total antioxidant activity and bioactivity than integrated red oranges" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/160967­­01

[myndy86]

@TheAntiV "Organic grape juices showed statistically different (p<0.05) higher values of total polyphenols and resveratrol as compared conventional grape juices." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/176838­42

Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie "Ecological food is tastier and contains more essential amino-acids, vitamin C, and micro-nutriments than usual food" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/166101­89

[myndy86]

@TheAntiV "intake of organic foods leads to some advantages, such as the ingestion of a higher content of phenolic compounds and some vitamins, such as vitamin C, and a lower content of nitrates and pesticides" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10­.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02436.x­/abstract

[myndy86]

@TheAntiV "Organic crops contain fewer nitrates, nitrites and pesticide residues but, as a rule, more dry matter, vitamin C, phenolic compounds, essential amino acids and total sugars than conventional crops. Organic crops also contain statistically more mineral compounds and usually have better sensory and long-term storage qualities." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10­.1002/jsfa.3000/abstract

[myndy86]

@TheAntiV French government food safety agency AFSSA "1/ organic plant products contain more dry matter and minerals(Fe, Mg); and contain more anti-oxidant micronutrients such as phenols and salicylic acid, 2/organic animal products contain more polyunsaturated fatty acids""4/94–100% of organic food does not contain any pesticide residues, 5/organic vegetables contain far less nitrates" agronomy-journal"dot"org/index­.php?option=com_article&access­=doi&doi=10.1051/agro/2009019&­Itemid=129

[myndy86]

@TheAntiV Universitetet i Oslo "A review of existing literature reveals that organic foods compared to conventionally produced foods seem to have a higher content of antioxidants in plant products and a higher content of fat-soluble vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids in animal products. Animal studies (among them, on rabbits and chickens) show higher fertility and less morbidity in animals fed organically." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/151951­59

[myndy86]

@TheAntiV Orv Heti "Organic crops contain a significantly higher amount of certain antioxidants (vitamin C, polyphenols and flavonoids) and minerals, as well as have higher dry matter content than conventional ones.""there is a lower level of pesticide residues, nitrate and some heavy metal contaminations in organic crops compared to conventional ones." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/172977­55

[myndy86]

@TheAntiV University of Kassel "Studies under controlled experimental conditions show a clear advantage for staple food grown under biological/ecological farming conditions as compared to those from conventional farming methods."" lower undesirable (e.g. nitrates) and higher desirable (e.g. vit. C, trace elements) components are present."ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubm­ed/3054635