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GMOs: Concerns and Benefits

Kimberly Distilli Healthy Living, Nutrition Leave a comment   ,

 

Investigate your food sources

Concerned about GMOs? Investigate your food sources.

One of the most controversial topics lately has been the concerns and benefits of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.  It’s easy to find a variety of opinions and lots of disagreement on this topic. One area that most people can agree on is the definition of a genetically modified food. By definition, a genetically modified organism occurs when DNA from one organism has been altered with DNA from another organism. In the case of food, this is usually done with the intent to provide some benefit to the food supply. Concern arises out of fear that these changes may have unintended harmful effects or that large corporations will hold an inordinate control over the food supply. Read more