hyakinthos
@madeindex @melroy The problem is that many different GM techniques are described as “GMO”, but they are not equal. Some techiques are quite risky and some are about as safe as simple cross-breeding that happens in nature.
Europe invests in GMO research (there is a misconception that Europe has banned GMO when really it’s just some regions).
So I would not fear GMO as a whole w.r.t safety. But all GMO’d US-sourced food involves Monsanto. Boycotting US-based GMO is a way to boycott Monsanto.
MadeInDex 📰🌎
MadeInDex 📰🌎
@melroy
👍 Let's pray for 418 billion euro losses in the fourth quarter 🤝
@henry
Melroy van den Berg
@madeindex @henry me too! They killed a lot of people in the past (know your history) and they are still killing a lot of people with their agricultural/flower cultivation poison. And people lobbied very hard to get Glyphosate approved, the EU it's approved again for the upcoming 10 years. And we all know it's really bad for everybody's health.
hyakinthos
@melroy
Also good to know your adversaries. I #boycott all #GMA members (that’s the food lobby that ensured #GMO labelling fails in the US).
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/05/18/great-boycott-monsanto-and-gma
It’s depressing how big the list of food brands is -- but it’s managable despite being all the brands you are likely familiar with. I have been boycotting all of them for over a decade so it can be done.
MadeInDex 📰🌎
#Bayer #Monsanto is definitely among the worst corporations! They are bullying #farmers around the world, even in the US 👹
There are many alternative solutions to GMO for the #food issues:
- vegetarianism / #Veganism
- #Verticalfarming
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_farming
- natural, higher-yield methods such as #permaculture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture
- ocean #farming e.g. seaweed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaweed_farming
-...
💚
hyakinthos
@madeindex It sounds convincing that the world population would need GMO to get the scale needed.
The problem with Monsanto is they are trying to take control of the world’s food supply. They want to monopolize so the that whole world needs Monsanto for survival. I’m not sure on the details of Monsanto’s bullying but I heard many Indian farmers committed suicide over it.
MadeInDex 📰🌎
@PrPl
A #vegetarian / #vegan diet requires significantly less land and resources to produce the necessary nutritional value for a human :)
@hyakinthos
Priceless Planet
@madeindex @hyakinthos hi, how would vegetarianism / veganism help?
Or you mean choosing organic and non GMO ?
MadeInDex 📰🌎
Seems more likely than malnutrition, a friend of mine ate only #spaghetti for a month and was perfectly healthy, & some others on veeeery simple/bad vegan diets didn't have any issues either 🤷
Melroy van den Berg
@hyakinthos @madeindex @PrPl Could have been mercury poisoning by eating a lot of fish (especially tuna & mackerel).
Of course it could have been anything..
hyakinthos
@melroy
Indeed. Someone in my family was on a pescetarian diet (vegan+fish) and was hospitalized for malnutrition. I was surprised because I would have expected the fish exception to mitigate most risks. I don’t know what he did wrong but I guess omega-3 would not have been the issue (he loved sushi).
@madeindex @PrPl
Melroy van den Berg
@madeindex @PrPl @hyakinthos Just be sure when you are on a strict vegetarian / vegan diet be very sure to get the right amount of: Vitamin B12, Iron, Omega-3 fatty acids, protein, calcium and vitamin D and Zinc.
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