Why vitamins and nutrients are disappearing from non-GMO food

Andrew Porterfield | May 3, 2016 | Genetic Literacy Project

Health is a big reason people say they choose organic or non-GM foods over conventional versions. But is this really the case? Often activists make claims that studies show GMOs cause dangerous effects on human health like increases in allergies or cancers (see the discredited work by Gilles-Éric Séralini). Anti-GMO groups have long opined that genetic modification in food carries health risks. Meanwhile, others simply believe that by virtue of possessing an organic label, the food is inherently more nutritious than conventionally grown food—like a study from February 2016 which stated that organic milk and meat had more of certain important nutrients like iron and Vitamin E.....To Read More....