在儿童中使用含有转基因生物 (GMO) 的食品
Steven A Abrams1, Jaclyn Lewis Albin2, Philip J Landrigan3,4
1Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas.
Pediatrics
|December 11, 2023
概括
美国的转基因生物 (GMO) 食品通常含有草药,如草甘,可能是致癌物. 家庭可以通过选择全品植物性食品来减少暴露,儿科医生可以指导选择,并指出非转基因标签不能保证有机状态.
科学领域:
- 农业科学 农业科学
- 食品科学 食品科学 食品科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 转基因生物 (GMO) 作物在美国普遍存在,主要是为抗除草剂而设计的,而不是增强营养.
- 这一转基因基因特征导致了除草剂,特别是草甘的使用大幅增加.
- 草甘是一种在转基因作物生产中广泛使用的除草剂,被国际癌症研究机构列为可能的人类致癌物,并且可以在一些转基因食品中检测到.
研究的目的:
- 为家庭提供有关转基因食品消费影响的信息.
- 为尽量减少对转基因生物和相关除草剂的暴露提供指导.
- 概述儿科医生在解决有关转基因生物的家庭担忧方面的作用.
主要方法:
- 审查当前的转基因技术在美国农业中的应用.
- 分析与转基因作物生产相关的除草剂使用趋势.
- 审查关于草甘致癌性和在食品中的存在的科学发现.
- 关于饮食模式的指导,以尽量减少转基因生物的摄入量.
- 关于为儿童医生提供家庭咨询的建议.
主要成果:
- 美国的转基因技术专注于除草剂耐药性,增加除草剂的应用.
- 增加除草剂的使用与潜在的健康风险有关,包括致癌性.
- 家庭可以通过选择全品植物性食品和尽量减少超加工食品来减少暴露.
- 非转基因标签并不等同于有机状态,成本可能是非转基因选择的障碍.
结论:
- 担心转基因生物的家庭可以做出明智的饮食选择,专注于全食食品.
- 儿科医生在提供基于证据的指导和支持共享决策方面至关重要.
- 了解转基因标签细微差别和经济因素对于有效的咨询至关重要.
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