Comments on: Safe to Eat? Insights into the Controversy of Genetically Engineered Foods http://www.allergykids.com/blog/safe-to-eat-insights-into-the-controversy-of-genetically-engineered-foods/ Inspiring change in the health of children with allergies, autism, ADHD and asthma Fri, 24 May 2013 19:07:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Bonnie Modugno http://www.allergykids.com/blog/safe-to-eat-insights-into-the-controversy-of-genetically-engineered-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-13357 Bonnie Modugno Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:18:11 +0000 http://www.allergykids.com/?p=5050#comment-13357 Hi Jeff,

Thanks for your comments. I actually didn’t attempt to “trash” an entire industry. My point is to underscore the limited science behind the practice. In addition, I believe every consumer has a right to vote with their dollars.

In regards to inflammation, I’m not so sure the problem is dairy or animal meat. I suspect there is a problem with the skewed balance of omega three and omega six fatty acids in grain fed animals and products from grain fed animals. Greater omega three and less omega six fatty acids in grass fed animals and dairy products is a good thing.

]]> By: Jeff Jones http://www.allergykids.com/blog/safe-to-eat-insights-into-the-controversy-of-genetically-engineered-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-13320 Jeff Jones Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:46:45 +0000 http://www.allergykids.com/?p=5050#comment-13320 Hello Ms. Modugno,
I read your blogpost concerning GE and GMO foods and would like to point out the other “foods” we as human beings should not be eating. Dairy is a highly inflammatory food and not meant for human consumption; Meat is also a very difficult protein for humans to metabolize properly. While the cognescenti organic populace continues to rail against this technology we vilify a very important aspect of our food system moving into a very unstable environment for growing crops. Please understand that a Rice plant that is engineered to be flood resistant and also has a high omega-3 built into it is going to be extremely important in our new climate growing regions. A corn or wheat that is drought-resistant, no till and has pest resistance built in is also a very important crop to have in the near future. I agree that the industry has it’s “villains” as does any industry but to take the whole industry and trash it is akin to throwing the baby out with the bath water.

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