A new study conducted by The Arctic University of Norway has found that ready for market GM soy beans contain ‘extreme levels’ of glysophate residue compared to organic soy. Thumbnail credit: nationofchange.org

According to Eco Watch,

“Who says when Roundup contamination can be considered “extreme”? . In 1999, the chemical giant defined an “extreme level” of the herbicide as 5.6 milligrams per kilogram of plant weight.

Astonishingly, the Norwegian scientists found a whopping nine milligrams of Roundup per kilogram, on average. What it boils down to is this: every time we eat GE soy we are taking a dose of Roundup with it. This is alarming, because Roundup has been found to be hazardous to human health and sometimes kills human cells.”

The authors of the study concluded:

“This study demonstrated that Roundup Ready [GE]-soy may have high residue levels of glyphosate […] and also that different agricultural practices may result in a markedly different nutritional composition of soybeans […] Lack of data on pesticide residues in major crop plants is a serious gap of knowledge with potential consequences for human and animal health.”

This study basically confirmed what we already knew, GMO soy is bad for your health. Not only does this study show that you end up consuming higher levels of dangerous pesticides, GM soy is also shown to contain less nutritional value than organic and ‘conventional’ soy.

Some other highlights from this study that are worth noting:

•Glyphosate tolerant GM soybeans contain high residues of glyphosate and AMPA.
•Soybeans from different agricultural practices differ in nutritional quality.
•Organic soybeans showed a more healthy nutritional profile than other soybeans.
•Organic soy contained more sugars, protein and zinc, but less fibre and omega-6.
•This study rejects that GM soy is “substantially equivalent” to non-GM soybeans.

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