Gattaca essay

Many modern  foods are filled with GMOs or genetically modified organisms. When foods have GMOs in them, they predispose consumers to diseases such as diabetes, or even cancer. Foods such as Reese’s® are known to carry GMOs, and they have been shown in movies such as Food Inc. or Gattaca. Genetically modified organisms should be banned because they are not healthy, or contribute at all to humans.

GMOs do not only carry negative affects to the population though. Using GMOs on plants has proven to make them taller, wider, and feed more. The products with these GMOs are priced lower in stores so that customers are persuaded to buy foods that are not organic. But even though they are priced lower, you have already paid a portion of taxes to these big scale farmers for GMO infused foods. Families stricken with poverty have no choice but to buy these non-organic products because they cost less. Families such as these either have to buy these products that seem healthy or buy fast food, which gives these big companies the upper hand.

So far, genetically modified organisms have not contributed anything but a bigger risk of autoimmune attacks but, harm can still come if we cease to continue in their growing. Because prices will have risen, poor families will have no choice but to resort to fast food. This will cause unhealthy diets and eventually lead to obesity. Farmers will also have a hard time gaining money because corporates won’t pick them up for using, or not using GMOs.

On the bright side, discontinuing GMOs will ultimately give us better lifestyles. Ending the life of genetically modified organisms will also end the raigne of cancer caused by GMOs, nitrates, and other unhealthy substances added to foods. Although poorer people may not be rich enough to afford all foods, they will also be more accustomed to healthy lives.

Genetically modified organisms have been an issue for the past decade, and years before. They pose a serious threat and if we overlook them, we will pay our health. If we end the usage of genetically modified organisms, we will be overall better off than we would be with them.  In conclusion, we should get rid of  genetically modified organisms and everything like them.