I was reading about
Vitamin A deficiency in children. Night blindness can be one of the earlier
symptoms followed by complete blindness. Half of those children eventually die.
Immune systems can be effected. That this happens to millions of children
should be the impetus for all sides to work together to fix this problem
quickly (psst customer not costumer unless you mean the ones in the picture).
Here
is the problem with golden rice in children that are deficient in Vitamin A it
does nothing due to golden rices vitamin a passes right through the person.
So
in short corn rice is far better due to its vitamins stay in the body, and corn
rice in all reality is still gmo due to roughly 90% of all corn grown is
genetically modified.
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Wow I guess all the experts missed that.
Thankfully you were here to pick it up.
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There
is no such thing as 'corn rice' you dufus.
Studies prove that golden rice 2 works very
well, 50 to 60% of a full adult serving of Vitamin A in an 8 ounce bowl of it.
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Can we just officially
say Greenpeace has lost its mind and treat them like a crazy person screaming
in the street asking for money. The organization needs go though detox, rehab
and mental health counseling - followed by life long professionally monitored
medication.
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GMOs
have genes put into them by humans. Where is the evidence that those genes ever
hurt anyone?
Nature also creates new
genes in organisms. Many natural plants do harm or kill if you eat them, i.e.,
some of those natural genes will harm you.
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Here's
a good starting point if you're interested in the consensus evidence that GMO's
marketed today are safe for human consumption:
Excuse the article title, which may come off a
little gruff.
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."Agricultural
Research
Service plant physiologist Michael A. Grusak, carotenoids researcher
Guangwen Tang, and colleagues reported, for the first time, their findings
that one 8-ounce cup of cooked Golden Rice-2 provides about 450
micrograms of retinol. That’s 50 to 60 percent of the adult Recommended
Dietary Allowance of vitamin A."
Service plant physiologist Michael A. Grusak, carotenoids researcher
Guangwen Tang, and colleagues reported, for the first time, their findings
that one 8-ounce cup of cooked Golden Rice-2 provides about 450
micrograms of retinol. That’s 50 to 60 percent of the adult Recommended
Dietary Allowance of vitamin A."
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The
rice project has gone through several phases. The original golden rice was
abandoned due to insufficient vit A content. Golden Rice 2 is a success and is
now being offered to governments of countries with struggling populations
suffering from malnutrition and blindness. This is patented for one reason only
- to prevent commercial profiteering of this new strain which is strictly only
offered free of charge.
The Gates Foundation is
developing 6 other crop varieties as well to provide enhanced drought
resistance or more vitamins. In each case the best way to help these farmers is
to give them what they ask for - more hardy or more nutritious seed. Trying to
get these people to grow other vegetables, or getting vitamin supplements to
them has already been tried and it fails to get the job done. That's why NGO
experts are so sold on providing the right modified seed to address specific
problems.
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As
we all know golden rice has been a total failure due to the vitamins pass right
through the deficient bodies.
Look
at the nations in south east asia that are using golden rice and corn rice
those that consume only golden rice perish while those that eat corn rice not
only live but get healthy again.
It
is wise to note corn rice is gmo too so I am not cutting gmos but promoting one
that is known to work.
I
see this every year when my wife and I go to South East Asia or my wife's home
country that being the Philippines.
Also
remember all of the astroturfing by scientists paid for the biotech industry.
=)
Citation
from New York Times.
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"that consume only golden rice perish while
those that eat corn rice not only live but get healthy again."
Flat out lie.
Flat out lie.
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As
we all know that is a blatant lie. Nutrition is exactly as I posted below.
There
is no such thing as 'corn rice'.
From your link:
"The New York Times separately requested some of these documents, then made additional requests in several states for email records of academics with ties to the organics industry. There is no evidence that academic work was compromised"
"The New York Times separately requested some of these documents, then made additional requests in several states for email records of academics with ties to the organics industry. There is no evidence that academic work was compromised"
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Golden rice yes, golden
snow no.
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The idea behind golden
rice makes a lot of sense from a scientific point of view. However, it is naïve
to introduce golden rice into societies accustomed to eating white rice. White
rice, after all, has been processed to remove the bran, husk, and germ, so
white rice is not very ‘natural’ – it has been modified by humans. In addition,
white rice lacks important vitamins found in unprocessed brown rice. It could
be argued that white rice is about as ‘natural’ as GMO golden rice. None of
this matters, however, to people who view white rice as ‘natural’ and
‘healthy’. In order to be successfully implemented at a societal level, even
the most sound and ethical scientific advances must take into account local
norms and customs.
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While
appreciating this essay greatly as food for thought (and not reason for
comment) I am stuck on one sentence:
"The
overall suspicion of corporations as the good guys does not emerge from a
vacuum."
that accords with an
observation that the hinge of the broad debate is commercial use of scientific
development and not the development itself. The two are horribly mixed in the
Punch & Judy contests that emerge whenever the subject arises.
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"demonstrating quantitatively
and conclusively — to the extent that it's scientifically possible — the
long-term safety of their practices. " It is apparent, even from a
superficial study, that "science", while laudable in it's systematic
approach to studying things and uncovering a deeper understanding of what
happens in creation and coming up with ideas that predict what will happen in
relative creation....."screws up", but accepts their perspective for
many years, while being wrong. Then, after objecting to opposition to some
established idea for many years finally gives in to the notion that they were
wrong. Scientists are people, albeit with developed intellects and a systematic
approach to applying their intellects. However...they are human with the
foibles of people with less developed intellects. Scientists invest their lives
in a certain perspective...studying hard and applying whatever knowledge they
have gained in coming up with a particular mind set about how things work.
Genetic Engineering is a fascinating result of a great deal of hard work and
ingenious invention. Now....many, many people rely on the products of this
technology, the economic viability of these products for their
livelihood....for the dollars that fund their labs and research and their
corporate profits, etc. Steve Druker, ion his book, "Altered Genes,
Twisted Truth......" shows in great detail, in an excellently researched
book that GMOs were foisted on the public before they were reasonably tested
through the collusion of corporate interests and government agencies
responsible for regulating such things.....even though many, many government
agency scientists warned in no uncertain terms that this was dangerous...that
GMOs could have unanticipated toxic effects, and that very long term studies would
be necessary to responsibly deal with GMOs. The FDA ignored these warnings and
approved GMOs. Druker establishes this fraud as a "fact" through his
research. Ignore the disingenuous criticisms of this book by GMO industry
spokesmen, who inhabit these blogs as paid bloggers. The book is an excellent
investigation into this....a chilling read which has been endorsed by many
scientists and other responsible people. If you haven't read it....do so if you
are interested in this topic.
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Druker?
Really? He makes the same irrelevant arguments and logical fallacies that
Jeffrey Smith made years before. They didn't work for him either.
Lets
see... who should I believe? Every national academy of sciences from across the
globe or some lawyer who needs a trumped up conspiracy to sell his book??
I'll think about that one a while and get back
to you.
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The title of Druker's book is totally
appropriate since he talks about altered genes, and then twists the truth
mightily about them. Druker is from the same group that produced Jeffery Smith,
namely the Marahishi Institute of Management, or whatever they are calling it
now. Overall it is a sham group that is wantonly fear-mongering and soliciting
people to donate to their "cause." I keep thinking of that
saying..."a fool and his money are soon parted"
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And
20 years of safe use have proven that Druker was wrong.
Nobody
has ever been hurt by any GMO crop.
To
claim that they aren't tested and tested again and again is simply displaying
your ignorance of the many studies that have been done.
The
most recent, being the GRACE study, a 1 year feeding trial, performed openly
and transparently in the EU, which once again proves that consuming GMO corn
has no ill effects.
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A one year study. What would a one year study of
cigarette smoking prove. It would show that they are completely safe. A one
year study is worthless when considering the life time of a human
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OK there have been twenty years of consumption
of food with ingredients derived from GE crops . That equals over 6 trillion
meals and after all that time the critics of this technology can not
demonstrate a single documented case of harm. If this is not enough evidence
for you. How long and how many meals do you think will convince you of the
safety?
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how many years did it take for scientists to
discover that artificial sweeteners are a leading cause of diabetes? At least
that long.
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How long did it take the tobacco industry to
admit that their product was addictive and cancer-causing?
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I posted a comment with a source cited, but it
seems the folks at NPR deleted it. Perhaps use of words like Monsanto or sham
research studies offended someone. Perhaps NPR receives funding from big AG.
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Isn't that right Mr. McIntosh?
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Maybe the corporations
should have thought about the importance of public trust before they so
blithely tossed it in the bin in exchange for a profit. And trust the
government to oversee this? How? With all that funding the current Congress
keeps throwing at EPA & FDA? Sure, they'll get right on that.
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The
golden rice 2 project is not government, corporate, congressional, EPA or FDA.
Other than that you got it right.
This is an NGO project funded by charities and
donations.
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Eat your rice, culinary
flagellants, I'd rather enjoy pommes de terre sarladaise.
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I ask the author what
tests not already done would he like to see added to the evaluation of GRII and
why?
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There is a yellow rice
that won't accept the black rice
That won't accept the red rice that won't accept the white rice
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo
That won't accept the red rice that won't accept the white rice
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo
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Butter is bad for you
and margarine is good for you. No wait butter is good for you and margarine is
bad. Fat is bad for you, eat low fat. Sorry low fat is bad and higher fat is
okay. Do not eat cholesterol rich floods like eggs, wait eggs are okay. So
please tell me how we are so sure GMO's are safe.
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All
the conflicting examples you gave were due to a single error made in, I think,
the '60s - the faulty conclusion that dietary fat and cholesterol were primary
drivers of obesity and heart disease. We now understand that carbs,
particularly refined carbs, are causing those epidemics, because we have a much
better understanding of how food is metabolized.
The question of GMO safety is of roughly the
same complexity as the issue I just described so it's reasonable to trust the
science. You don't hear people saying, Well, we used to think the earth was
flat and now we think it's round, so how can we really know for sure if the
earth goes around the sun?
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What
would be really cool is if the earth were flat but it still went around the sun
- why do I always picture a flat earth as being square? - so you have this flat
square circling 'round the sun with water sloshing off the edges - and the moon
was a flat circular disk too but still went around the earth, but appearing to
have the same circular shape from every vantage point at every second of every
day. And Mars and Venus were really only about a quarter of a millimeter across
but very bright and with no particular shape.
that would be cool.
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I've always found it
amusing that most conservatives don't think "mixing races" is good
and that you should stick to your "own kind" yet this is a no
brainer... No science here just an amusing observation.
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Excellent and thoughtful
article that suggests a Way forward but does not offer any dogmatic
prescriptions. Perhaps underlying this controversy is a need to shift our focus
from being consumers of an entire planetary biosphere to being symbionts with
an entire planetary biosphere... there are a huge number of levels that need to
be synthesized thoughtfully, using the evidence. Sustainable human flourishing
and well-being is the vision.
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Yes yes, but today now...accepting the powers
that be-for our world...
Is it about the Psychology of how much food, water and shelter we Can have, in a life time, if nothing else is needed...
Is it about the Psychology of how much food, water and shelter we Can have, in a life time, if nothing else is needed...
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It is about a very big picture in which humans
are one small part of a larger, dynamic, multi-layered whole... food, water and
shelter are not the only things that humans need to flourish in this era though
clearly they are necessary and these needs must be met in the right way.
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Is the right way for humanities place--the
Noösphere of Teilhard de Chardin and Vladimir Vernadsky...
Does it begin with understanding quality verses quantity in big pictures...
Does it begin with understanding quality verses quantity in big pictures...
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/12/02/458126451/should-we-eat-golden-rice
