GM soy and maize is toxic to rats – new detailed study – gmwatch.org

Share it with your friends Like

Thanks! Share it with your friends!

Close

A diet containing GM soy and maize fed to rats for 30, 60, and 90 days caused a wide range of toxic effects, including DNA damage, abnormal sperm, blood changes, and damage to liver, kidney, and testes.

The Egyptian team of researchers concluded see item 1 below that “there are health hazards linked to the ingestion of diets containing genetically modified  components”.

Histopathological examinations of various body tissues were carried out, and marked differences in the tissues of the GM-fed animals were found. The images, with explanations, can be seen in the published study.

This study did not use the non-GM isogenic genetically the same but without the genetic modification comparator crops in the control diet. Instead the control diet was based on wheat as the major source of protein. This diet was tested for GMO content and, in contrast with standard laboratory rodent diets, it was found to be GMO-free.

Because the non-GM isogenic comparator crops were not used in the control diet, it is not possible to conclude that the genetic modification was the cause of the toxic effects found. The two diets were said to be nutritionally equivalent, so nutritional differences can be ruled out as the cause of the toxic effects found. However, the effects may have arisen from pesticide residues in the GM crops.

What can be concluded with certainty is that the GM soy and maize-based diet was more toxic than the wheat-based control diet.

Read More  GM soy and maize is toxic to rats – new detailed study.