Americans Consume Nearly 200 Pounds of GMOs Each YearLisa Garber EWG analyzed data from 2011 provided by the US Department of Agriculture to investigate how much GMOs Americans were eating annually. Four foodssugar beets, corn syrup, soybean oil, and corn-based productswere selected for calculation, with 95 percent of sugar beets, 93 percent of soybeans, and 88 percent of corn grown in the US being some of the top genetically modified foods. They found that the average American adult, weighing 179 pounds, consumes 68 pounds of beet sugar, 58 pounds of corn syrup, 38 pounds of soybean oil, and 29 pounds of corn-based products each year. This means the average American eats more than his or her body weight in GMOs annuallylikely more than that. Neither did EWG include the animals we put on our plates, that have been trapped on the equivalent of an economy airplane seat for two years, while having GMO candies, sweets, and corn shoveled down their throats. (And no wonder factory farmers are happy to feed corn to their naturally ruminant cowsit makes them gain more weight!) Research by EWG also indicates that childrenwho are increasingly experiencing obesityare at greater risk of consuming more GMOs because of their superior sugar intake. Its a small wonder if you know that children, who spend an average of seven hours in front of a screen daily, are exposed to more than 15,000 ads each year involving candies and snacks. Hispanic Americans, too, are at risk because they eat between two and three times more corn flour than do those of other ethnicities. GMO Labeling GMOs have been under fire for years as harmful for people and the environment. Numerous studies have implicated it with various conditions, including significant organ disruption (especially of liver and kidneys) and fertility problems. EWG brings up that these studies are difficult to conduct, especially in America where our own USDA is in bed with Monsanto, because the latter decides who gets to study or test what patented GMOs. With even the New York Times writer Mark Bittman apologizing for not calling out the flaws of the Stanford organic food study sooner, its becoming increasingly important for those of us who can to demand that our government allow us to decide for ourselves if we want to eat GMOs. Tell our government: just label it. Additional Sources: Explore More: 