Comments on: Kicked but not Killed by the Invisible Giant

By: jennincat

jennincat — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:08:21 +0000

Hi Katie! Yeah I’m replying two weeks after the fact. I’ve been really busy with my family and haven’t spent much time on the internet. ANYWAY…I did want to say thanks for offering another opinion. The article was really good. I suppose (I do) 😉 get irrational when it comes to these sort of things. I let my anger towards Monsanto and other big companies override rational thinking. Yeah, you are totally right these issues are hardly ever black and white. It may not seem like it but it was hard for me to get behind prop 37 as someone who votes Libertarian and deeply believes in less government regulation. However, I don’t think corporate greed knows no end and our governments science based dietary guidelines track record isn’t exactly glowing. Remember the heart healthy/low fat craze that resulted in even more overweight Americans. I’m probably the least scientific person I know so I really appreciate your input. It just seems to me that there is little harm in letting people know what foods have been genetically modified much like we can read on the label when oil has been hydrogenated. But you’re right I’m probably oversimplifying.

By: Miz

Miz — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:50:12 +0000

Im excited to move to CA and to git more active in antiGMO

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 02:20:23 +0000

Gmo not HMO haha autocorrect

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 02:18:57 +0000

So sad. All the more reason to eat whole foods (ie not processed), avoid the bad oils & obvious gmo crops, and whenever possible, eat organic or grass fed meats. Diet coke isn’t HMO, right?

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:13:47 +0000

While I am personally 100% in favor of, and a huge proponent of, labeling of GMO crops, I am torn about whether it should or needs to be a law. I could get into specifics and give you all kinds of citations (I just finished teaching a 2-week long unit to my college students on GMO crops and GMO technology), but this article sums it up much better than I could, and includes several primary literature citations. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/2012/11/07/prop-37-fails-scientists-cheer/

I also highly highly recommend reading Tomorrow’s Table. It’s written by a UC-Davis professor of genetics and her husband, an organic farmer. It’s fascinating. I went into it with an open mind and I finished with a totally different view on the issue. I still avoid (some, most) GMOs personally, I’m just not convinced that it is a viable option for everyone, given the current economic situation of the world and the growing population.

Sadly, these issues are never black and white.