GMO Foods and Health with Melinda Hemmelgarn - 58

The Nutrition Show

What are GMO Foods and why should you care? Where do you find GMO’s? How do they affect human health and the environment? Special guest Melinda Hemmelgarn, RD tells all. PLUS: The Nutrition Challenge of the Week!

Statistics:

Around 90% of all corn, soy, canola oil and sugar beets produced in the US is GMO.

Around 75% of processed foods in supermarkets contain one or more GMO ingredients.

What is a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)?

Let’s start with a definition

GMO foods and health for humans

Why are we uncertain about safety?

What do studies tell us?

Virus tolerant vs herbicide tolerant

GMO foods and health of the environment

The affect on rivers, bee colonies, soil, and other concerns

How do herbicides relate with GMO foods?

What are the common GMO products?

How can you avoid GMO foods?

GMO foods and health and organics

The importance of knowing about your what you eat

AND... The Nutrition Challenge of the Week!

MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Center for Food Safety: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/

US RIGHT TO KNOW: https://usrtk.org/gmos/

BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT (J. LATHAM): https://bioscienceresource.org/

MELINDA HEMMELGARN, MS, RD

Food Sleuth Radio: https://exchange.prx.org/series/32432-food-sleuth-radio

Food Sleuth Radio Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/336205368377/

Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dan-hemmelgarn/food-sleuth-radio

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/food-sleuth-radio/id1329397783?mt=2

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