“Lack of vitamin A promotes the death of about 6000 children per day, worldwide, from infectious disease. This is a tangible health hazard of vast scope that dwarfs any hypothetical hazard attributed to genetically modified (GM) foods.”
… begins David Tribe in his new article in Issues magazine.
The September issue also includes an article by Rosemary Stanton that makes some comment about eating meat and the environment with reference to ‘The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet’ including…
“The Diet’s heavy promotion of meat consumption suits the interests of its sponsors, but ignores the damage to health and the environment associated with too much red meat.”
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.