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Monday. Buckle up for this one. GMO equals bad and non-GMO equals good.Right? You may have thought you had this one all figured out, but when arethings ever that simple? Trust me–I never would have thought I’d be defendingGMOs, but here we are. Let’s dive in.

Good GMOs, Bad GMOs

Maybe we should start with the question on everyone’s mind. What the heck is aGMO? A GMO is a genetically modified organism, so any organism whose geneticmaterial has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. For example–ifyou genetically modify a soybean plant so that it becomes resistant to anherbicide, that soybean plant is now a GMO, which is a good segue into thenext question. How did GMO become synonymous with “bad” when looking to makehealthy food choices? Let’s go back to our soybean example. You see, theoriginal motivation behind GMOs was to – surprise, surprise – increaseproductivity and profitability for big agribusiness. It had nothing to do withincreasing or changing the nutritional value of that food. GMO soybeans andsoon thereafter GMO corn and other monoculture crops were a booming success.You could now spray these crops with as much herbicide as you want and thecrop itself would be fine. This led to huge increases in yield, big, juicyprofits for the Monsantos of the world, and plenty of dangerous glyphosateresidue on our food and the livestock feed used to raise our food. So thereyou have it–GMO equals bad. However, genetically modifying our food can bedone for reasons other than just herbicide resistance. This New York Timesarticle breaks it down in detail, but there are some scientists that are using geneticengineering techniques to change the nutritional value of our food, possiblyfor the better. One example cited in the article is a purple tomato that hasbeen genetically modified to have twice the amount of antioxidants ofblueberries. In some very early studies done with mice, the antioxidant levelsof this GMO tomato has shown promising results in relation to lowering therisk of cancer and other anti-inflammatory properties. Those are good things,right? The article goes into great detail breaking down the potential futureof these “good” GMOs and makes the argument that we shouldn’t blindly equateGMO as purely a negative. GMO monoculture crops such as corn, soy, and canolaare a big problem. That is something we can all agree on. These new GMOs thatseem to have promising benefits without any significant health risks could bea great way to make nutritious food more available to the masses. Like withanything related to health and nutrition, the discussion around GMOs isnuanced and it is up to us as consumers to stay educated and make the bestfood decisions we can based on the information we have. So for now–GMO cornand soy equals bad, GMO purple antioxidant tomatoes equals good… maybe?

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Kimchi and Kefir

Love ’em or hate ’em, fermented foods seem to be doing a lot of good for thegut. Researchers have claimed that fermented foods play a larger role thanpreviously thought in promoting a healthy gut microbe biodiversity. Gut health hasbeen tied to cancer, obesity, diabetes, heart conditions, and even somecognitive disorders. As more research suggests that fermented foods couldpossibly aid in promoting good gut health, it might be worth looking to addsome kimchi and kefir to your diet. Don’t worry–those aren’t the only twofermented foods out there. Here is a good list of fermentedfoods toconsider.

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