Well, GMO food is fine with me as long as they're proven to be safe.
Corn, as we know now, is a GMO food.. it did not exist in nature until Indians genetically farmed it to become bigger and fatter.
Same with wheat - it didn't exist in nature, it was humans that farmed and genetically altered the grasses to grow bigger brans. Rice is another example - it got bigger and fatter as a result of cultivation. Wild rice is much thinner and darker with nutty flavor.
A lot of popular vegetables did not exist in the wild but were created as a result of genetic farming. Like iceberg lettuce - it was not found in the wild but created by farming. It came from wild lettuce which is strong flavored and believed to cause sedation.
Can GMO food cause side effects? I am sure it can but virtually all foods can cause side effects. Too much soy is linked to certain hormone problems and too much fiber is linked to excessive gas and too much red meat is linked to cancers and heart disease. Too much fish is linked to higher risk of strokes. Too much spinach is linked to potentially fatal poisoning. Too much of anything is never good.
It's eating a variety of foods that matter the most and provides the best health benefits.
It's important not to take the rat study seriously. Rats and humans are totally different and they metabolize very different. Tiny amount of caffeine would kill rats easily while we can consume more caffeine without getting killed. Give ducks bread and many will die in two years. We don't observe the same in humans. Give grapes or cocoa to dogs and they may die of stomach ailments. We don't have that problem. Different species metabolize foods differently. In fact, things that are toxic to us may not be toxic to other animals. For example, ducks will eat herbs without ill effects while those same herbs may kill us.
So, use common sense - eat a variety of foods, not dine on repeated same foods.
