Are You Eating Foods of Deception Part 2

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An accidentally cut piece of apple left in "highly-trafficked" area of the kitchen attracted ants within 30 minutes.  But have you ever seen a fruit where no ants nor flies come to it after it's opened for more than 9 hours in tropical Singapore?  In room temperature and away from direct sunlight.  I have - just 3 weeks ago (May 2009)!   It was a genetically-modified durian !


The same results for MARGARINE (vegetable oil blasted with hydrogen) - no ants and no flies (a 3-day experiment), although margarine/vegetable oil was not genetically-modified.  (Do you know that margarine is really trans-fat while butter is not?)

What's gene-splicing?  It's a little like playing with a jigsaw puzzle.  When they splice the genes of food, they may take a characteristics of a fruit and merge them with another gene that gives the new fruit another characteristic.  For example, if there's a way for Gene Scientists to do it, they may be able to create a Durian without its famous "foul smell" replaced with the smell with that of say, a "mango".  (If scientists have a way to manipulate the sun and the moon, they would also try to modify planets!  lol )


Why are Genetically-Modified Foods made?

• Previously grown on 1 hectare of land, now grown using only 1 kilometre of soil/land.  (Land-conserving, money-saving.)
• Previously trees bearing fruits in 10 to 20 years (eg. Durian trees), now producing within months.  (Farmers and food manufacturers get to "produce more" and sell more!)
• Previously grown on fertile soil, now grown on soil left with less than 10 mineral elements (organic soil has at least 76 nutritious elements but is more pricey).
• Previously grown without harmful insecticides and herbicides, now grown with all such toxic
• Previously available in one shape or colour, now GMO fruits can be colourful or square!
• Previously cannot last without refrigeration, now GMO food may be able keep for months without refrigeration!

I had a friend who responded,"I can't see how some foods can last without refrigeration except when they are injected with embalming liquid!  Yikes!  What are placed in GMOs?"   It isn't embalming liquid!



How are our Natural Foods (tomatoes, brussels, anti-cancer vegetables, anti-diabetes Red Cayenne Pepper, etc) affected?

GMed foods have negative affects on the quality of lives (if our lives are not taken).  I mean, can you imagine a beautiful flower "mated" with pigs?  Or fish with donkeys?  Approximately a third of the world's natural crops are facing extinction due to the use of chemical fertilisers and herbicides/insecticides; GMed crops may grow faster but may also produce more stubborn super-weeds.

To grow "more produce in shorter span of time which spells more profit" is realistically a dream as genetic engineering technology is in its infancy and shown time and again as failures.  GMed cotton balls from cottonseed plants drop and rot before they are ripe; some varieties of GMed seeds do not sprout; animals fed wth GMed foods become sterile or die.  The costs of commercial pesticides have made many farmers switch back to organic farming.    Why then do some farmers agree to GMing their crops?   This part explores the real reasons why farmers agree to GMing crops  (link is available after June 12th '09 - please check back to Bloggersbase!)

Environmental-wise, genetic restructuring of our Earth's natural seeds will, in the long run, render many seeds sterile.  GMO foods require increased use of chemical fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides (amongst other chemicals) to create GM monocultures (to create GMed vaccines like the Hepatitis-B vaccines).  And yet ironically, genetically-modified or GM corn and cotton are engineered to produce their own built-in pesticide in every cell.  When insects bugs bite the GMed plant, the poison splits the bugs' stomach and kills them.

Genetic engineers insert  BT genes (Bt-genes are produced from soil bacteria "Bacillus thuringiensis") into corn and cotton, so the plants do the killing!  Now, imagine animals eating such GM food - which will be discussed in Part 3!

Here's a video about GMed food courtesy of Greenpeace.  (Check back after June 11th '09 for subsequent parts where I reveal more bizarre GMO!)

 


Related Info

How genes are modified

Green glowing monkeys genetically-modified

In Part 1   The Energy/Meal Replacement Bar you don't want to Eat  ::  Chemically-extracted Reb A in Fizzy Drinks  ::  What's in your MSG  ::  Foods Sprayed with Commercial Poison

The following links will appear from June 10th '09 onwards - please check back to Bloggersbase!  Thank you!

In Part 3     GM Food Experiment Results (conducted on Animals) [GMed soy/GMed corn/GMed Cottonseed/GMed potatoes]

In Part 4     GMed Animals for Vaccines, Insulin, etc  ::  Why GMed Foods Kill Poultry & Farm Animals...and us

In Part 5     How does GMO (genetically-modified foods) affect Human - What the Experts Say

In Part 6     Who are GMing Earth's Seeds and Natural Seeds  ::  Their Responses:  FDA, USDA and the White House  :: Who created the BT genes to GM our seeds? 

In Part 7     Detecting/Getting Rid of GM Foods  :: GM sugar and crops...What Can I Do To Help Myself?

CREDITS for this Series of Blog Entries (in no particular order of importance): People behind the organisations and websites who care about food toxics, ecological sustainability & health-related issues, and for keeping us public updated - Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth Germany, Navdanya.org, TheCampaign.org, SayNoToGMOs.organdMichael Pollan For info on artificial sugar, Aspartame: Dr. Betty Martini For info on unfermented toxic Soy:  WestonaPrice.org  :: Mercola.com ::  Kaayla Daniel, PhD For info on GMed Soy: Irina Ermakova Info on GMed potatoes/tomatoes: Dr. Arpad Pusztai For info on GMed Corn and more:  Jeffrey M Smith(author of Genetic Roulette and SeedsofDeception) For info on GMed Milk:  Mahesh Batt and Ajay Kanchan Info on GMed soy on rats' testicles:  European Journal of Histochemistry [  48, no. 4 (Oct-Dec 2004): pages 449-454 ] For info on GMed cottonseeds:  Deccan Development Society For info on GMed Animals: Dr. Jarrod Bailey B.Sc.(Hons) Ph. (AnimalAid) @GarryLouie and my family  Kelly blogs at MyQute.com and tweets at Twitter! Itching to talk back? Just comment below! If you find my blog entry useful and see it can benefit someone, please forward or post to your Facebook! Disclaimer: This blog entry is NOT a source of medical advice and is not liable for any accidental omissions. Any and all suggestions stem from personal opinion and experience. Any and all information you deem important should be presented to your TRUSTED medical practitioner/vet for evaluation and incorporation into YOUR personal situation.