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Anti-GMO Lobby Has No Scientific Rationale To Stand On. It's Time We Listened To Our Scientists
Indian farmers wear garlands of brinjals during a protest against Genetically Modified (GM) Crops in New Delhi on May 6, 2008. Hundreds of farmers from various states of the country demanded that the central government should ban Genetically Modified (GM) crops as studies of GM foods have found various adverse health results such as stunted growth, impaired immune systems, bleeding stomachs and misshapen cell structures in different organs, liver and kidneys. The Supreme Court of India directed the central government to make public all the data related to public health, including toxicity, of genetically-engineered crops under field trials. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)
The information he’s putting out to the public is extremely misleading and potentially very dangerous,” opines Dr. Stephen Barrett, who runs the medical watchdog site Quackwatch.org. “He exaggerates the risks and potential dangers of legitimate science-based medical care, and he promotes a lot of unsubstantiated ideas and sells [certain] products with claims that are misleading.
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