500 words on Genetically modified (or as I like to call them -Mutated) crops

A question to answer while writing my research paper could be: what are the major and most common health risks that result from eating GM foods? I know that Genetically Modified foods are very common and have more downfalls than benefits when it comes to human health. Genetically modified can also be known as transgenic or genetically engineered. A crop is considered to be transgenic after undergoing a change via biotechnology. This process basically takes preferred traits from one or more plant and combines them into one. Most of these, as I like to call them “fake” products, are created to resist specific herbicides, pesticides and insects. This may seem productive, but it doesn’t necessarily have an effect on the yield that farmers have after harvesting. These products are in some ways meant to improve human health and environmental health. According to the documentary Food Inc. farmers don’t always have a choice when it comes to whether or not to use these genetically modified seeds. If you watch the movie you can see that due to their financial situation, most farmers are pressured into using a specific company’s transgenic soy beans. In a way, these transgenic crops are if not already, will soon be dominating the market.

                I need to learn more about what the major uses for genetically modified foods are, as well as how they react with the human body. I want to learn more about what can happen to us if people eat too many genetically modified foods. I also would like to learn more about the environmental effects these products will have-yes they may be allowing farmers to use less pesticides and what not, but what type of environmental impact happens during the process of biotechnologically altering the genes of the original seeds (if there are any)?

                There are many arguments that oppose my personal views concerning genetically engineered foods. A few include; improving environmental health, human health, and supposedly enhancing production and profitability.

                When researching, I have taken a gander at a few different websites including;  http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/geneticeng.html#crop, http://www.safe-food.org/-issue/dangers.html, a few articles from academic journals; American Association for the Advancement of Science, Academic Search Complete, Biological Abstracts and two books as well; Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies about the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You’re Eating, and Your Genes: How Genetically Modified Food Is Entering Our Diet.

            I suppose that my thesis statement could sound a little like something such as this:

Genetically modified crops have becoming increasingly widespread, some may think that this could lead to various benefits, however, in my opinion there are very few advantages and the consumption of such products can lead to health risks and various other downfalls that will soon be explained.