The unheard-of pace of human progress and comprehensive development led not only to positive results, but also to negative consequences. One of the most dangerous inventions of mankind can be considered GMOs. Decryption - genetically modified organisms. Simply put, GMOs are a way to improve modern food with genetic engineering. Thanks to this technology, products can be grown without the use of pesticides, which is very beneficial. The amount of harvest is increasing, and therefore, products are becoming cheaper, so people do not have to starve.
GMO products in Russia, as well as around the world, are considered a kind of "black box", because their effect on the body has not yet been fully studied. No one really knows how to use genetically modified foods so as not to harm human health. Meanwhile, many modern studies show that they have far from a positive effect on our body.
Having seen television programs about the dangers of GMOs and having read sinister articles on the Internet, people are massively beginning to refuse modified products in order to protect their health. However, unfortunately, today it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a product that does not contain genetically modified organisms, especially if you are shopping in markets and supermarkets. There are several types of GMOs, their decryption is freely available, as well as information on the most dangerous products.
For example, not all products labeled "Non-GMO" do not really contain modified elements. If you are a fan of chocolate, yogurt, sweets or pastries, take a look at the composition. You will be unpleasantly surprised to find substances such as E322 and E951, which are the most GMOs. Their interpretation is as follows: lecithin and aspartame, the latter produces the most dangerous substance formaldehyde, and also releases methanol with strong heating. The effect of these not-so-beneficial substances on the body can be limited to a mild allergy, but in some cases causes seizures, hearing loss, rash, and loss of consciousness.
In order to somehow protect people from consuming really dangerous, according to scientists, GMO products, Greenpeace published an official black list of GMO producers, which included such well-known companies as Coca-Cola, Nestle, Lipton, Ferrero, Sprite, Knorr, Milky Way , Twix, Heinz, Danon and even one of the most popular HIPP baby food manufacturers!
However, some people, succumbing to panic, take completely harmless products for dangerous GMOs. For example, there is an opinion that soy is extremely harmful, but this is not so. Regular soybeans contain many beneficial trace elements and vitamins, but about 70% of soybean producers use GMOs. Deciphering the ominous record “modified starch” only means that it was created chemically, but this does not mean that the manufacturer used GMOs.
Across Europe, a special approach was chosen for GMO products: in all stores, a separate sector is allocated for such products, so that the buyer knows exactly what he is acquiring. In Russia, the buyer should be careful, because sometimes a harmless product is very difficult to distinguish from containing GMOs. The transcript of the “vegetable protein” record indicates that transgenic soy was used in the manufacture of the product. There are many similar examples!
To protect yourself and your family from consuming harmful transgenic products, do not buy dubious semi-finished products and set a ban on fast food - this is how you can minimize the consumption of GMOs.