User:TomeoArmitage1620

I have just finished reading a book by Jeffrey M. Smith called the Seeds of Deception  in which he outlines the health risks from GM crops. You may think this is rather far fetched in an article about bee pollen nutrition information but it is most relevant, I can assure you.

One of the main arguments in Jeffrey Smith's book is the epidemic or sickness some years ago where people were taking a synthetic form of the amino acid called L-tryptohan. This had been produced in Japan using genetically engineered bacteria and other methods to produce this amino acid very cheaply. Over 100 people died in this epidemic and it pinpointed very clearly how genetically modified food production can be dangerous and deadly.

As regards the bees and their products, there is a lesson to be learned here. The bees forage widely and some species travel over 10 miles in a day. They are exposed not only to pesticides and insecticides but also GM microbes. In addition, they may be using the pollen from genetically modified crops. That is just one of the ways these microbes can get into the food chain. If we blithely assumed that bee pollen nutrition information is a constant, then these facts I have outlined above will make us think again.

It is now estimated that about 92% Americans want proper GM labeling of all foods but the sad fact is that when you go to a supermarket in the USA, over 70% of the food there will have been genetically modified in some way.

The other side of the argument has supported genetically modified food to save starving nations. One of the great advocates of this approach is Bill Gates who spoke out in favor at The World Economic Forum at Davos, last year.

He maintained that it was a matter of life and death and genetically modified cocoa, soya and maize could be safely engineered especially when they were disease resistant. He did not mention the possible risks though and the question marks that hang over these 'Frankenfoods' as they are called.

But let us return to bee pollen nutrition information. The essential fact here is that the bee pollen should be gathered in an area which is as far away as possible from the GM microbes, pesticides and other pollutants.

One such area is in New Zealand in the South Island. It is true that bee pollen nutrition information can vary according to the flowers and plants foraged and harvested. There are also some unknown elements in there too. However we can be pretty certain that at least some of the ninety six nutrients contained in that powerful mix is going to do us a world of good. イオン 花粉症