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Originally Posted by Berger_4_
I just hate when people say that GMO foods are bad for you. No. They're not. If it wasn't for GMO's we wouldn't have enough food to go around...any environmental benefits people think come from eating organic foods are completely neutralized by the fact that you need way more land to grow the same amount of food. If it wasn't for the use of pesticides and herbicides, we could potentially not have enough food. Besides, the amount of chemicals you take in is a tiny, tiny amount. Nowhere near enough to do any harm. If you can handle farm chemical with virtually no safety equipment, how can eating a little bit of the stuff on your potato be bad for you?
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GMO? Genetically modified? That has nothing to do with organic or chemical treated. Totally separate things. Seedless watermelon is genetically modified, so yes, I agree, gmo isn't always bad for you.
BUT, you could look at the consumption rate of north americans as a whole. They eat like pigs, throw away like people who throw a lot of stuff away and generally don't care about other peoples eating habits. To potentially not have enough food is ridiculous if you've ever been to Vegas, a 2 lb. corn beef sandwich that could feed a family of six being eaten by one skinny guy, who throws 75% of it out, that's the real issue.
And, um, any chemical is not a good thing. Just because it's a tiny amount doesn't make it good. Small doses are still doses.