In recent years, the term “genetically modified food” has become a controversial topic as its benefits for both food producers and consumers are companied by potential biomedical risks and environmental side effects. In my opinion, the consequences people may suffer from this kind of food can overshadow its merits.
On one hand, it is understandable that genetically modified food is crucial to the food supply, especially in the stage of climate change. In particular, farmers may produce more and earn more profits on each crop they harvest thanks to the new strains of plants which can boost the productivity, combat against some common diseases, and adapt well to the changes of the environment. For example, in the southern areas of Vietnam where the lands are facing salt intrusion, many agricultural scientists have developed a rice variety that can withstand saltwater without reducing the amount of output. Therefore, regions considered as a granary of the world could maintain the growth rate in order to contribute to global food security.
However, there are demerits that could not be ignored as it directly affects humans’ health and the environment. First of all, there are pieces of evidence linking the symptoms of food allergies in not only young children to the period of time their parents have been exposed to the genetically modified food before giving birth but also the adults who consume this food regularly. This is partly because the mutated genes cause some unexpected reaction in the human body that does not naturally trigger if they are the original ones. Secondly, the whole ecosystem could be damaged since there are some unintentionally hybridized species may evolve and invade the living areas of the local flora. These species, to some extents, are the result of cross-breeding between genetically modified plants and others in nature. Finally, there are ideas raising awareness of a tiny possibility that humans genes could be changed, leading to abnormal behaviors as well as congenital malformation.
In conclusion, although the genetically modified food brings a number of benefits to humans, it is still the culprit of some diseases and reckoned to be relevant to the extinction of several species resulting in the imbalance of the ecosystem.
In recent years, the term “
genetically
modified
food”
has become a controversial topic as its benefits for both
food
producers and consumers are
companied
by potential biomedical
risks
and environmental side effects. In my opinion, the consequences
people
may suffer from this kind of
food
can overshadow its merits.
On one hand, it is understandable that
genetically
modified
food
is crucial to the
food
supply,
especially
in the stage of climate
change
.
In particular
, farmers may produce more and earn more profits on each crop they harvest thanks to the new strains of plants which can boost the productivity, combat against
some
common diseases, and adapt well to the
changes
of the environment.
For example
, in the southern areas of Vietnam where the lands are facing salt intrusion,
many
agricultural scientists have developed a rice variety that can withstand saltwater without reducing the amount of output.
Therefore
, regions considered as a granary of the world could maintain the growth rate in order to contribute to global
food
security.
However
, there are demerits that could not be
ignored
as it
directly
affects
humans’
health and the environment.
First of all
, there are pieces of evidence linking the symptoms of
food
allergies in not
only
young children to the period of time their parents have
been exposed
to the
genetically
modified
food
before
giving birth
but
also
the adults who consume this
food
regularly
. This is partly
because
the mutated genes cause
some
unexpected reaction in the
human
body that does not
naturally
trigger if they are the original ones.
Secondly
, the whole ecosystem could
be damaged
since there are
some
unintentionally
hybridized species may evolve and invade the living areas of the local flora. These species, to
some
extents, are the result of cross-breeding between
genetically
modified
plants
and others
in nature.
Finally
, there are
ideas
raising awareness of a tiny possibility that
humans
genes could be
changed
, leading to abnormal behaviors
as well
as congenital malformation.
In conclusion
, although the
genetically
modified
food
brings a number of benefits to
humans
, it is
still
the culprit of
some
diseases and reckoned to be relevant to the extinction of several species resulting in the imbalance of the ecosystem.