Does Genetically Modified (GM) Food Increase the Incidence of Obesity?

March 22, 2012
Gary Null in Food Production, GMO

We previously reported:

Many crops in the U.S. are now genetically modified. For example, 93 percent of soybeans grown in the US are genetically engineered, as are: 

• 86% of all corn
• 93% of canola
• 93% of cottonseed oil
• Between 2008 and 2009, 95% of all sugarbeets planted were genetically engineered to be able to tolerate high doses of the pesticide Roundup

Some allege that Roundup kills healthy gut bacteria, and that genetically modified crops cause other health problems.

Many people claim that genetically modified (GM) foods increase obesity:

But is there any evidence for that claim?

One study implies that there might be.

Read More:

http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=29869

Article originally appeared on The Gary Null Blog (http://www.garynullblog.com/).