#437: GMOs & Genetic Engineering: Harmless or Health-Hazard?

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Danny Lennon

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🗓️ 10 May 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

The issue of genetic enginnering in the food system is one that is often charged with emotion and strong opinion. Indeed, there has been much concern voiced over the years about the potential harms to both human health and the environment of genetically-modified (or more accurately, genetically-engineered) crops.

Some concern takes the form of outright hysteria, while other concerns are more nuanced and subtle. Among these concerns, which have good evidence to support them? What regulation is currently in place? Why are their differences between the US and the EU?

On the opposite side, there are clear advantages to GE crops; including disease resistance, herbicide tolerance, and even enhanced nutritional content. But are these advantages possible without harm? Do the pros outweigh the cons?

In this episode, Alan and Danny discuss the current evidence on genetically engineered crops (or GMOs) and their effect on human health, biodiversity, and the economy.

02:02 – Framing of the GMOs debate
13:52 – Key definitions
20:34 – Where do GMOs show up in the food supply? And jurisdiction differences
33:40 – Impacts on human health and nutritional differences
45:16 – Impact on biodiversity
1:01:57 – What’s the deal with glyphosate herbicide?
1:05:34 – Concluding thoughts

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1:18.3	Hello and welcome to another episode of Sigma Nutrition Radio. This is episode 437. I am Danny Lennon
1:26.5	and I am here with Alan. Alan, how are you today, sir?
1:31.0	I'm very well. Thank you. I have some newfound freedom. So I don't know what to do
1:37.3	it myself. And fully recuperated from all your work based on your time away skiing, I believe.
1:45.7	Yes.
1:46.5	Yeah, yeah, exactly.
1:47.8	I'm refreshed.
1:49.6	Well, after this weekend, I'll probably be less refreshed.
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