How can you really know that GMO's cause harm?

Robyn O'Brien, Author of The Unhealthy Truth, explains how GMO's in food are harmful to people and discusses the statistics that back up her argument
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How can you really know that GMO's cause harm?

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Some people might say that there's absolutely no evidence that genetically engineered foods cause harm, and without labels they're absolutely right. It's why the industry has fought so hard to keep these labels off of our food supply, because if you label these ingredients, suddenly there's traceability, there's accountability and there's liability. As you look at the statistics, you look at the runaway rates we are seeing in pediatric cancers and the rates of children with autism and the rates of children and adults with food allergies, and you correlate that to the introduction of genetically engineered foods into our food supply and the record amount of chemicals that are being poured onto those crops. A correlation is not causation, correlation absolutely merits investigation.

Robyn O'Brien, Author of The Unhealthy Truth, explains how GMO's in food are harmful to people and discusses the statistics that back up her argument

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Robyn O'Brien

Author, The Unhealthy Truth

Robyn O'Brien is recognized by Teri Hatcher, Kourtney Kardashian, Kristen Bell and moms around the world.  She has been called “food’s Erin Brockovich” by The New York Times and has been named by SHAPE Magazine as a “Women To Shape the World”, by Forbes Woman as one of “20 Inspiring Women to Follow on Twitter,” and by The Discovery Channel as one of its 15 Top Visionaries. She is a former food industry analyst, author, mother of four and the founder of AllergyKids Foundation. Robyn graduated as the top woman in her class from business school before working as a financial analyst that covered the food industry. She is regarded as an expert on children’s health policy.  She has appeared on CNN, The Dr Oz show, Today Show, Good Morning America, CNBC's Kudlow Report, Fox News and the Ricki Lake Show and has appeared in several documentary films, including Food Patriots, Unacceptable Levels, Genetic Roulette.  

Robyn’s work has been recognized by individuals such as Yoko Ono, Robert Kennedy Jr., Ted Turner and Prince Charles. She is the founder of the visionary organization allergykidsfoundation.org which is focused on restoring the integrity of the food supply and the health of children, the author of The Unhealthy Truth (Random House 2010) and her work is seen in Food, Inc. filmmaker Robert Kenner’s 2012 video, Labels Matter, and in Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.

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