{"id":16284,"date":"2015-02-09T21:28:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T02:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/living-well\/2015\/02\/why-the-heat-is-on-gmos.html"},"modified":"2017-11-28T13:44:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T18:44:25","slug":"why-the-heat-is-on-gmos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/living-well\/2015\/02\/why-the-heat-is-on-gmos\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Heat Is On GMOs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources defines genetically modified foods in the following way:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<em>Genetically engineered (GE) food is produced from<br \/>\nplants, animals, and microbes that have had their genetic code modified<br \/>\nby the selective introduction of specific DNA segments through the use<br \/>\nof gene splicing. This process allows the organism to acquire a<br \/>\ndesirable trait such as pest protection, herbicide resistance, or<br \/>\nimproved nutritional qualities. Foods produced through genetic<br \/>\nengineering or containing genetically engineered ingredients are also<br \/>\nfrequently known as bioengineered or genetically modified (GM) foods.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Recently, I was published in the <i>NaturalPath<\/i> regarding this very subject. In this two part series I discussed the political debate around GMOs and three incidences where safety of their use was questionable.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the <a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/what-should-you-know-to-say-no-to-gmos-part-i\/\">links here <\/a>and be sure to post your comments and questions below.<\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources defines genetically modified foods in the following way: Genetically engineered (GE) food is produced from plants, animals, and microbes that have had their genetic code modified by the selective introduction&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[450,452,470,846],"class_list":["post-16284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-genetically-modified-foods","tag-ges","tag-gmos","tag-naturopathic-and-functional-medicine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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