Re:Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study
by PeterisP on Sunday February 06, 2022 @04:46PM
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My impression is quite the opposite - GMO insect-resistant plants enable using much less pesticides (the savings from reduced frequency and quantity of pesticides being the economic reason for choosing such crops) than non-modified equivalents.
Re:Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study
by more_corn on Sunday February 06, 2022 @05:49PM
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GMO roundup resistance allows us to use a bunch of herbicide without killing the food crop. This seems to indicate that we’d be using a lot more roundup on those crops than otherwise.
Re:Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study
by moistly on Sunday February 06, 2022 @10:56PM
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Glyphosate is also used to desiccate grain crops. I rather doubt the residue is removed before it reaches one’s table.
Re:Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study
by wfme on Sunday February 06, 2022 @05:11PM
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This article [0] points towards the reality being somewhere in the middle - more herbicides but less insecticides.
> GMOs have been changing the way that pesticides are used in agriculture. Herbicide-tolerant genetically modified (GM) crops have led to an increase in herbicide usage while insecticide-producing GM crops have led to a decrease in insecticides.
[0] https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/gmos-and-pesticides/
1. Genetically modified (GMO) foods can cause non-food compounds to get synthesized in the food that our bodies have never seen before, which can trigger autoimmune issues. I consider this the lower risk.
2. GMO foods are designed specifically to allow more use of pesticides and herbicides. These get incorporated into the food and can stay around after washing, especially in processed food. Pesticides are low-level neurotoxin and disrupt gut nerves, while herbicides disrupt gut flora. Loosely, what happens is that the body is sensitive to most plant husks, since they are designed to keep bugs out that feed on them. GMO copies that defense mechanism, often amplifying it hugely, resulting in amplified food sensitivities. I consider this the higher risk, so high in fact that the consequences of it can be life-altering.
Edit: These effects combined turn ordinary food into inflammatory food