Institute for Responsible Technology - Higher Risks for Children

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ogy - Higher Risks for ChildrenChildren face the greatest risk from the potential dangers of GM foods:

• Young, fast-developing bodies are influenced most
• Children are more susceptible to allergies
• Children are more susceptible to problems with milk
• Children are more susceptible to nutritional problems
• Children are in danger from antibiotic resistant diseases

Young, fast-developing bodies are influenced most

Children's bodies develop at a fast pace and are more likely to be influenced and show the effects of genetically modified (GM) foods. That is why independent scientists used young adolescent rats in their GM feeding studies. The rats showed significant health damage after only 10 days, including damaged immune systems and digestive function, smaller brains, livers, and testicles, partial atrophy of the liver, and potentially pre-cancerous cell growth in the intestines.http://www.responsibletechnology.org/gmo-dangers/higher-risks-for-children