The Benefits Of Genetically Modified Food (GMO)

I have concluded that GMO food is considered as a healthy food for a number of scientific reasons which will be demonstrated below. Genetically modification is a biological process of adjusting the genetic sequences in living organisms. These adjustments are made by scientists in order to obtain a specific characteristic in the organism. Gene modification is applied for a number of medical and ecological reasons.

To begin with, scientists alter a certain plant’s DNA to increase the percentage of specific nutrients such as proteins and salts. To obtain a healthy diet, it is important to consume food contains essential nutrients for the body to be healthy and energetic. Golden rice is one example of genetically modified food for nutrition use. Since Vitamin A supplements distribution costs are extremely high in developing countries with high rate of vitamin A deficiency, Scientists worked together to establish a project aims to synthesize the precursor of vitamin A in rice grains by entering genes that carry out the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway. Therefore, these grains are vegetated and consumed in rice-based diet regions. This project will minimize the mortality and blindness rate caused by VAD in developed counties and these seeds would be easily assessable at cheaper costs.

A study published in 2009 in the American journal shows that golden rice was being improved and tested and results show that it has the same effectiveness of Vitamin A chemical supplements. Many people claim that GMO would not be safe for human body and may be the one of the cause for allergies because gene alteration could produce new neo-allergens and transfer known allergen to other crops. However, allergies of a certain type of food are caused by non-genetically modified as well. Hence, there is no significant evidence illustrate that allergenicity of GM food has abnormal risks than natural allergies of daily consumed food which available over the counter.

In the UK, there are other claims that the consumption of GM soybean triggers a growth in the soybean allergies nonetheless that there was less exposure to GM soybean. This indicates that the high presence of these allergies is resulted by the non-GN soybean. In addition, genetically modified food is required to go under strict regulations of testing before it reaches the markets and these tests are considered as evidence of the GMO safety.

In conclusion, it is essential for the public to have the knowledge of how GMO is being produced and tested in order to understand the real aims of GMO organisations and recognise if this food is healthy to disrupted to the public. The above arguments demonstrate that GMO is healthy for the human body and should be distributed to the markets since it has a significant level of the required nutrients and does not affect negatively on the body