GMO Foods and Health with Melinda Hemmelgarn - 58

What are GMO Foods and why should you care? Where do you find GMO’s? How do they affect human health and the environment? Special guest Melinda Hemmelgarn, RD tells all. PLUS: The Nutrition Challenge of the Week!   Statistics: Around 90% of all corn, soy, canola oil and sugar beets produced in the US is GMO. Around 75% of processed foods in supermarkets contain one or more GMO ingredients.   What is a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)? Let’s start with a definition   GMO foods and health for humans Why are we uncertain about safety? What do studies tell us? Virus tolerant vs herbicide tolerant   GMO foods and health of the environment The affect on rivers, bee colonies, soil, and other concerns How do herbicides relate with GMO foods?   What are the common GMO products? How can you avoid GMO foods? GMO foods and health and organics The importance of knowing about your what you eat   AND... The Nutrition Challenge of the Week!   MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Center for Food Safety: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/ US RIGHT TO KNOW: https://usrtk.org/gmos/ BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT (J. LATHAM): https://bioscienceresource.org/   MELINDA HEMMELGARN, MS, RD Food Sleuth Radio: https://exchange.prx.org/series/32432-food-sleuth-radio Food Sleuth Radio Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/336205368377/  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dan-hemmelgarn/food-sleuth-radio  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/food-sleuth-radio/id1329397783?mt=2   genneve https://genneve.com/ Empowering women in their health journeys through the post-reproductive years.    NEXT TIME Be sure to join us next time. We’ll be chatting about PLANT BASED PROTEINS Why are these so awesome? and How can you get more in your diet?   ABOUT THE SHOW Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, dishes out easy-to-digest info, tips, and advice about nutrition & lifestyle, backed by over 10 years of clinical experience and a healthy sense of humor.   iTunes Please Subscribe, Rate, and Review on Podcasts App (or iTunes) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/marys-nutrition-show/id1245983321   ABOUT MARY Mary Purdy is a Registered Dietitian with a Masters in Clinical Nutrition from Bastyr University. Past experience: • Private practice (8 yrs) • Adjunct professor at Bastyr University • Clinical Supervisor at Bastyr Center for Natural Health. Mary currently works as a Registered Dietitian Coach at the Scientific Wellness company, Arivale. Mary takes an integrative/holistic approach to diet, health & wellness and believes that food is medicine!   Mary’s Nutrition Show is on Amazon’s Alexa You can say: “Alexa — enable Mary’s Nutrition Show.” https://www.amazon.com/Wizzard-Media-Marys-Nutrition-Show/dp/B07BSW4JQ8/   Mary has a new website! http://marypurdy.co/   Mary’s (free) Quick Start Guide to Nutrition http://marypurdy.co/quick-start-guide-sign-up/   MARY’S NEW BOOK: http://marypurdy.co/book/ MARY’S VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/marypurdy   DISCLAIMER This podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. Please consult your doctor before following any information you hear here. The opinions expressed here are those exclusively of Mary Purdy, the Show’s producers, and guests, and do not necessarily represent the views of Arivale, Bastyr, Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine, or other entities.