Sick Pigs

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Irritable bowl disease, leaky gut syndrome, reflux, gastritis... when you consider that pigs have a similar digestive system to humans, the results of this brand new study of pigs who were fed GM crops are "striking and statistically significant."

Pigs on the GM diet were 2.6 times more likely on average to get severe stomach inflammation than control pigs: females were 2.2 times more likely, males were 4 times more likely.

Females had an average 25% heavier uterus than non-GM-fed females, a possible indicator of disease that requires further investigation.

For all of the "pro GMO" crowd who's preparing to debunk the study methods, the following parameters were carefully organized in the study:

- it was led by a researcher with outstanding and relevant credentials in organic chemistry, nutritional biochemistry and metabolic regulation, epidemiology and biostatistics (so they can't claim a "quack" scientist did the study);

- it was conducted at a commercial pig farm, versus in the lab (so they can't claim that it's not a real world situation);

- it was conducted under strict scientific controls that are not normally present on farms (so they can't claim that farm research is invalid);

- it was conducted for a full five months--which is the standard length of time pigs are fed prior to slaughter (so they can't claim that it was not a normal lifespan);

- it was conducted using the same pigs bred and raised on commercial pig farms (so they can't claim it was a "pig prone to problems");

- it was conducted using the standard GM corn and soy diet used on commercial pig farms (so they can't claim that the GM levels were higher than normal, or that they used a non-valid feed source);

- it was confirmed by third party veterinarian autopsies who were not told whether a pig had had a GM diet or the control diet (so they can't claim a bias in the findings);

- it was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Organic Systems (so they can't claim there was no peer review).

Read the full report here:
http://gmojudycarman.org/new-study-shows-that-animals-are-seriously-harmed-by-gm-feed/#prettyPhoto

Check out the biography of the lead researcher:
http://gmojudycarman.org/about-us/

[mota bhai 2,675]

gmojudycarman.org as a source for a scientific study?

it's like you don't even try anymore, mr. mullet.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

This is not a political or religious topic. It should be moved to OT.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

This is not a political or religious topic. It should be moved to OT.

The only way pigs could be considered political was if we were discussing legalizing prostitution.

[RGinWA 816]

Bacon is political...

[GandD 5,966]

Bacon is political...

I'd say closer to religion.

[RGinWA 816]

I'd say closer to religion.

But there's pork in bills?

[Darnell 8,478]

humans that have IBS already have been 'schooled' by their medical practioners on the required change of diet.

Pigs, apparently, won't listen. Humans, OTOH, do.

[decocker 7,198]

why is this thread not about deviant cops?

[RGinWA 816]

why is this thread not about deviant cops?

I actually thought it was a thread on porn at first...the mind is a terrible thing sometimes.

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

I started to read the study... Sorry it is just too much to ingest.

But looking at some of the rebuttals:

There have been hundreds of studies done showing just the opposite of what this report shows.. 600 of them cited here: http://www.biofortified.org/genera/studies-for-genera/ I would ask the same question I would of the climate deniers: Why ignore the hundreds of studies just because they don't have the outcome you want to be true?

In this study roughly the same amount of the pigs had stomach issues (I believe it was 56% and 52%), it was a manual check that chose the severity - The worst picture of the GM pig was shown while the best picture of the non-GM ... There is a lot more on the overall health and possible mis-management of these pigs in the rebuttals..

This journal is sponsored by "Organic Federation of Australia" and the study was funded by Verity Farms (making organic grains) and the "Institute of Health and Environmental Research" which is dedicated to anti-GMO activism. Not exactly a non-biased group.

The study also showed NON-GMO pigs to have a 250% increase in heart abnormalities, and a 100% increase in liver problems...

Some of the rebuttals:

http://gmopundit.blogspot.com

http://www.marklynas.org/2013/06/gmo-pigs-study-more-junk-science/

http://weedcontrolfreaks.com/2013/06/gmo-pig/

Edited June 13, 2013 by OnMyWayID

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I'm gonna PM TBone and ask him to move this.

[mota bhai 2,675]

Lincoln Mullet threads already get super special attention from the organizers. No worries. TBone will take good care of this.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Lincoln Mullet threads already get super special attention from the organizers. No worries. TBone will take good care of this.

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

What? Why? I thought P&R was a place to dump ####### nobody really wanted to read for people who felt compared to share.. Why would someone *want* a topic in P&R and not in OT?