“Eating GMO food changes your DNA.”
Digestion and genetic research do not support the idea that eating GMO food rewrites your genome. Finding a piece of food DNA is not the same as showing that it becomes part of your genes.
Eating GMO food does not turn its genes into your genes. Food DNA is largely broken down during digestion, just as it is from conventional plants and animals. Detecting a surviving fragment does not show a change to a person's genome.
A small human study found some fragments in people with altered intestinal anatomy. It did not show new gene transfer during the meal experiment. Reviews have not established reproducible transfer into human body-cell genomes.
You do not need a special diet or detox to protect your DNA from GMO food.
Treat claims about detected DNA fragments and claims about altered human genes as different claims.
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“GMO foods are unsafe to eat.”
FalseReviews of the research, including by the U.S. National Academies, find that GMO foods on the market are as safe to eat as their…
See the evidence“GMOs cause cancer.”
FalseEating assessed GMO foods has not been shown to cause cancer. Studies of the foods do not support the claim that changing a crop's genes…
See the evidence“Non-GMO foods are healthier.”
FalseA non-GMO label does not make a food healthier. It does not tell you how much fiber, protein, added sugar or sodium the food contains.…
See the evidence“GMO foods cause allergies.”
FalseAssessed GMO foods are not shown to be more allergy-causing than comparable non-GMO foods. A person with soy allergy still needs to avoid…
See the evidenceJudge the food, not the label. GMO status alone is not a health signal in either direction.