Are Genetically Modified (GM) Foods Good or Bad For People?

                                       GM foods or crops have people who are with it and people who are against it. It solves some problems, but it has bad effects on people. GM crops or foods are good in some way for many people, but are also bad in the other way, so people who are against it have good reasons to be against it and people who are with it have some logical reasons.

                                       People who are against producing the GM crops know how bad are the effects that the GM crops have. First, it is live organisms, so it has bad effect on human bodies. And if we (people) allow to the producers to release these products it will be impossible to recall it (GM crops) if it harms people. Second, people who live next to the GM corn fields had health problems in their skin, lungs, and many people died. That happened because of the "Bacillus Thuringiensis,"which it is a bacteria that scientists found it in the soil,and it has resistance to the insects. Third, the European environmentalists are worried because the say"it is possible that this kind of food will have bad effect to the environment and the people who live in it." Not just these reasons,but there are more and more.

                                      People who are with producing the GM crops are many and they have reasonable reasons to be in this side. First, as Ingo Potrykus said "it is a way to improve health of poor people in the world." And he said that because the GM crops has or contains vitamin A, Iron, and Calories. Second, it can grow in the nonfertile areas, and produce a large amount of harvests. Third, It will save many children (more than 1 million a year) from starvation in 3rd world countries. And that's why Jimmy Carter who is a former U.S. president said "GM crops is a way to fight the world starvation." In addition, Monsant who is a GM food producer  said they "makes and sells GM crops for profit."

                                       In conclusion, GM crops have people who are standing with it and who are standing against it. And there are good, and logical reasons for both of them, but for me I think that if something has bad effects, especially on people, I'll be against it in spite of it's good results. And if the governments continue to produce this kind of food, after 10 years or less we will face big health problems in both the 3rd world countries and the all other countries.