Jun 12, 2019
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/ClsxEzOQKCI
Hey I get no respect! Foods containing GMOs which stands for genetically modified organisms have become the Rodney Dangerfields of nutrition. Zealots have waged disinformation campaigns falsely claiming that GMO food is dangerous despite support for it from the National Academy of Science and the World Health Organization. Conclusive scientific studies reassure us about its safety and purity, yet two-thirds of consumers fear and avoid GMOs.
Now a collaborative group of American, Dutch, and Welch psychologists and biologists show that the unwarranted smear campaign against GMO food sources may be neutralized by properly explaining genetically modified food to the public. The test group consisted of 231 American college undergraduates.
The study protocol provided information about the process of genetic modification and its beneficial results including more nutritious, better tasting, more resilient, more pest-resistant, and faster growing crops that can better feed our exploding world population. Before and after testing predictably revealed greater acceptance and appreciation for GMO-containing food.
Tested and proven knowledge has nurtured modern civilization as we know it including the contemporary medical science that has extended human lifespans and healthspans. The “earth is flat” doubters will always be there, but try not to be one of them.
Jonathon McPhetres, Bastiaan T. Rutjens, Netta Weinstein, Jennifer A. Brisson. Modifying attitudes about modified foods: Increased knowledge leads to more positive attitudes. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2019; 64: 21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.04.012
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