What are the pros and cons of GMO foods?
The use of GMO foods remains controversial. In this article, we discuss the pros and cons of growing and eating genetically modified organisms, including the effects on human health and the environment.
February 28, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: article, discuss-the-pros, effects, environment, foods-remains, genetically-modified, gmo, human-health, including-the-effects, modified-organisms, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, pros
Omega-3s: could genetically modified oil seed crops replace fish?
A safe, effective and sustainable source of omega-3, the genetically modified plant Camelina sativa, could help to produce enough of the beneficial oil to meet everyone’s needs.
January 21, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: beneficial, camelina, genetically, genetically-modified, meet-everyone, modified-plant, oncalldiets, produce-enough, the-beneficial
Could a probiotic prevent obesity?
Researchers from Vanderbilt University genetically modified a bacterial strain to produce a compound that was found to reduce obesity and related complications in mice.
July 27, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bacterial-strain, genetically-modified, nutritional counseling, reduce-obesity, vanderbilt
Potentially more powerful approach to detecting changes in GM foods
Are genetically modified (GM) foods less nutritious than their non-GM counterparts, or different in unknown ways? Does genetic manipulation causes unintended changes in food quality and composition
April 7, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: causes-unintended, diet, extensive-cultivation, food-quality, foods-less, genetic-manipulation, genetically-modified, minds, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, still-linger, the-minds, unknown-ways
Scientists develop first comprehensive test to detect genetic modification in food
As the abundance of genetically modified (GM) foods continues to grow, so does the demand for monitoring and labeling them. The genes of GM plants used for food are tweaked to make them more healthful or pest-resistant, but some consumers are wary of such changes.
January 18, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: abundance, foods-continues, genetically-modified, healthful-or-pest, more-healthful, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, plants-used, the-abundance
EFSA Launches Updated Guidance For Food And Feed Risk Assessment Of GM Plants
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published updated guidance for the risk assessment of food and feed derived from genetically modified (GM) plants. The document expands on previous EFSA guidance and reflects the latest scientific developments in areas such as assessment of allergenicity and selection of the comparator plant against which the GM plant is compared…
May 24, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: comparator, diet, european, european-food, feed-derived, genetically-modified, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, risk, risk-assessment, safety, such-as-assessment, the-comparator
Also In Global Health News: GM Mosquitoes For Dengue Prevention; Polio In Haiti; Malnutrition In Pakistan; Pharma’s Interest In India
Malaysia Releases GM Mosquitos Into Wild In Hopes Of Slowing Spread Of Dengue “Malaysia released about 6,000 genetically modified mosquitoes into a forest in the first experiment of its kind in Asia aimed at curbing dengue fever, officials said Wednesday,” the Associated Press reports…
January 28, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: curbing-dengue, dengue, genetically-modified, modified-mosquitoes, mosquitos, officials-said, oncalldietitian.com, slowing-spread, tropical diseases, wednesday
