Are we being GM?

I don't know if I am on a 'GM' diet these days. But by GM I don't mean the General Motors diet. I mean Genetically Modified food. I used to believe that India is still far away from GM food.

Gene modification is insertion or deletion of genes. Crops are generally modified to give a higher yield. That is how the GM first started. It is regarded as second green revolution. To meet the demands of an ever increasing population, several scientists feel that GM food with higher production is the answer. While others feel that there is already enough food and that the problem is not of quantity but that of distribution and politics.

My take on the GM food: We are what we eat. From a little baby to a young adult, our body grows manifold. The only input we take from outside world is food and drinks. Whatever body growth occurs is due to this intake. So we really are whatever we eat. Should we not eat right to get it all right?

We also know that mind and body are very closely connected. Does it not then make sense that what we eat also affects our mind and thinking? So, if we are eating all genetically modified food, are we not getting ourselves modified genetically? There are only a few people who hold the key to genetic modification of the crops. These few can now determine how the human race as a whole would be modified! What a power to hold.

Though the results of genetic modification will not be visible in near future, they will be felt in the long run. Start growing your own food........!