Are Nanofoods the Next Consumer Nightmare?

re: Are Nanofoods the Next Consumer Nightmare?

Julieanne — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:16:06 GMT

Maggiebell

I forgot to mention that there no GM seeds available to buy. In fact, there are, to quote one website,"very, very few whole fruits and vegetables for sale in the US". That doesn't mean they are not on the way, but for now, keep checking websites for 'GM foods", and don't assume we are currently overwhelmed by them.

GM ingredients are in most processed foods though, especially if they contain corn, soy or canola. So read labels and cook fresh only produce.

re: Are Nanofoods the Next Consumer Nightmare?

Angi_H — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:23:35 GMT

Yes there is in the way of medical technology but look at what is happening to our Honey Bees due to the GMO crops. I am a beekeeper and we are loosing our bees. 90% of the food we eat are pollinated by the bees. There are allot of beekeepers that believe that part of the troubles we are having with our bees is because of the GMO crops. It is making the pollen that they use to raise the larve up to a bee not able to be processed by them for energy and there living. It is effecting there brains and they are basically being slowly starved to death. We did not start to have problems with them till the GMO crops came about and being planted more and more. Monsanto is one company that needs to be canned and shut down. They are sueing farmers and taking there farms just for having genetics of there GMO crops in there crops which was caused by drifting of the pollen on windy days and from the bees pollinating the flowers of the crops. They are also making it that the farmers can not do what they have been doing for centerys. They can no longer save there monsanto seeds from there crops for planting the next year. They must buy all new seeds from them. If they are found to be saving seeds for planting they will be sued and there farm taken. Farmers have been growing corps for 1000s of years and they have been planting extra acres for saving of the seeds to plant the next year. That is how they are able to make a profit and make a living. And with out being able to save the seeds and make a profit Monsanto is slowly taking over all of the seeds in the world. They are wanting to make patents on seeds. Which would be putting a patent on life its self. They need to be stopped. They have already done this to farmers in poor nations. Making it a felony for them to save there own seed from there crops. And if they dont stop making GMO crops and getting by with out testing chemicals ans pesticides properly then we will no longer have the bee around and no food to eat.

re: Are Nanofoods the Next Consumer Nightmare?

Julieanne — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:36:15 GMT

Maggiebell

Once again - commercial organic growers are NOT allowed to use genetically modified seed. They are expected to make every effort to locate normal seeds, and often save their own. I think they are allowed to grow hybrid seeds, for greater yield, which are an entirely different thing. There are a number of seed companies who provide 'heritage' seeds.

re: Are Nanofoods the Next Consumer Nightmare?

michaelb — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:35:40 GMT

I am trying to decipher if Biopharma Scientific's NanoSorb technology in NanoGreens and NanoPro is, or is not related to conventional nanotechnology. Opponents slam the company on the issue, whereas Biopharma Scientific claims all Greens Drinks (GreensFirst, GreensPlus, etc) are poorly soluble, so therefore the addition of their patented liposome encapsulates the phytochemical, thereby increasing bioavailability much better than standard Greens Drinks.......although, one wonders, if the NanoSorb molecule is so natural, why is there a patent on it?

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DizzyIzzy1 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:50:38 GMT

I think this is one area of science where it's definitely better to steer away from the cutting edge and see how things work out in the areas where it's meant to be 'safe'. Even more so for those not deemed safe!!

Also, if you're crazy enough to use sunblock (which I'd strongly advise against) be aware that the 'invisible' ones that rub in clear mostly contain nanoparticles now to give them that effect.

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golfizlife — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:00:25 GMT

My company uses nano technology to encapsulte nutrients in our supplements and have clinical studies to show optimum absorption for better bio-availability. So it really can be used for our health and benefit.

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infinity — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:53:54 GMT

Nanotech can as Dr. M. says be great, depending on the ethics of the manufacturers, and the reason for its use. There's an interesting trilogy by Ben Bova of which the 3rd book concentrates on the use and misuse of nanotechnology -- not in food, but as as the equivalent of our immune system cells (of which there are a great many kinds) in maintaining and repairing our bodies. It's a short book and a simpler way of gaining some familiarity with the idea of nanotech. You can then go into the more technical aspects. The implications are far broader than just messing with our food. I prefer my food to be natural as possible, and certainly try to find out as much as possible about where it comes from and how it is produced/grown. Gaye Leslie

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hhjoet — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:22:09 GMT

sounds like mind control to me

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Irish83541 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:03:37 GMT

I give up! I'm just going to stop eating!

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Jonathan B — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:23:02 GMT

I am not a fan of technology, and GMO Foods strike me as a suicide pact that the government has signed with Monsanto and Conagra, but this nanofood concept is really terrifying.

It used to be that mad scientists would sit up shop on desert islands, or would work for mad third world dictators, but now they seem to be working for the fast food and processed food industry.

Who in their right mind would think of creating a nano form of cocoa that could be trasported to any place of your body, so people would stop tasting like chicken, and might eventually taste like a Nestle Bar.

Who would imagine that someone would come up with a food additive that would impact your ability to taste sugar or salt, possibly forever.

I have even heard of ultra-pasteurization of milk that results in nano sized milk fat that can cross the blood brain barrier. EWWWWW. Milky brains.

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hoopoe — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:52:06 GMT

This subject (especially with the picture) reminds me of the 1973 movie Soylent Green, which depicts a future in which people must eat little red, yellow, and green wafers containing nutrients because environmental damage has made natural food too scarce. Scary how true some of the dystopian sci-fi movies are turning out to be.

At the end of the movie you find out what "soylent green" is really made of, and it's not very appetizing to say the least!

re: Are Nanofoods the Next Consumer Nightmare?

TWS500 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:01:51 GMT

"Nano" in this case and all others simply means a very, very small measure....towards the atomic scale... The difference is that if - say - vitamin B is made to the nano scale, then it is more easily assimilated into the system - at least theoretically... However, of course, if something bad is made smaller, it too could be more easily assimilated... "Nano" is not like biotech where two or more dissimilar things are put together e.g., a seed and herbicide... With the good doctor's nano vitamin B, the vitamin factors are made small to be more easily absorbed.

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nconnery_203 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:39:37 GMT

As many of you know from the stories on my site, I'm a huge fan of technology. I believe nanotechnology is an area that has the potential to generate health benefits that can change your life dramatically, for the better.

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ladybug — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:19:44 GMT

With the costs of research,how is it financially possible to be doing this? Before the dr said they were adding chemicals to enhance foods,now all of a sudden its nanofoods.I don't believe it.did you guys really read the article.There is little doubt means they don't know.He is just trying to use scare tactics like some of the other fear mongers.We already know not to eat processed.If he is making nano vit.B,why is that good but other products aren't.The same with his processed foods,why are his good for you,but others aren't.

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CountryMe — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:03:48 GMT

I do not know much about Nanotechnology but when they came out with cookware with this technology also called GreenPans I thought they were safer than other non stick coatings? So I got a couple of pans. I wish Dr. Mercola would had also addressed cookware using this technology. If anyone has any information that this is also bad to use please let me know.