Genetically Altered Foods and Your Health
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Most people don’t know what’s in the food they eat every day. Although the recognized brands of packaged and processed foods, salad dressings, canned goods, soft drinks, snack foods, and so on may look the same as always… More >>
Genetically Altered Foods and Your Health
This book was very well written and much more interesting and more readable than I expected. It captivated my interest. It wasn’t dry reading like some sort of scientific journal report. It was very informative…a quick read. In only a few pages I learned alot about genetically altered foods. This short book covers the history of using genetically engineered seeds for farming. Dry scientific facts on field crop productivity and other issues are told through anecdotes from organic farmers affected by GM seed use in nearby fields. The farming companies that have decided to use the new genetically engineered seeds are having difficulty containing the cross pollenation from their crops to other GM free farms. The long term effects on crop production and potential harm to allergic humans and other consumers in the food chain is discussed. This book is a “how to” guide for consumers trying to make informed decisions about the use of genetically altered foods. My own awareness was raised about the potential hazards of unlabeled products on supermarket shelves. For a good overview on this topic in a reader friendly book, I recommend you buy this inexpensive, very readable book.
Rating: 5 / 5
If you are short on time or money, you no longer have reasons to be uninformed of the dangers of genetically altered foods. “Genetically Altered Foods and Your Health” is the cheapest, shortest and (as of summer 2004) newest book on all the issues related to genetically altered foods. If you eat, you must read this book!
A short “Basic Earth Guide” pocket-sized book, these 120 pages lay out the complete landscape of genetically altered foods: the promises and the risks of altering the genes in foods; how our food supply has been affected by genetically altered foods; the potential for damage to our health and our ecosystem; damage already done; the politics of genetically altering foods; and how different countries have reacted. The facts are backed up by references.
This book also empowers the reader with the knowledge of a viable alternative: organic food. In chapter after chapter, author Ken Roseboro paints a thorough picture of how organic food — without genetically altered organisms, artificially pesticides and herbicides — is a healthy, sustainable choice for the consumer. Yet, the genetic purity of organic seeds, and all natural seeds, is threatened by genetic pollution from genetically engineered plants. Read on to find out what you can do!
The last chapter has seven actions consumers can take to resist genetic engineering.
At under $6 each, buy several copies of “Genetically Altered Foods and Your Health” – one to keep, two to give away. After reading this book, see if you can still wolf down a typical granola bar from the grocery store without a pang of concern.
Rating: 5 / 5
“A triumph of concise straight to the bone journalism. Ken Roseboro gives the facts on a major national health issue. And the facts tell a very disturbing story about the effects of Bio-engineered foods. Every mother should read this book and then call her representatives in Washington!”
Rating: 5 / 5