Junk Science? Number 44: GM Tomatoes to cure Heart disease and more?!
GM Tomatoes to cure Heart disease and more?!
Forget spirulina, pomegranates, blueberries, and the host of other natural “superfoods” with incredible nutritive and healing powers — the biotechnology industry has developed a new purple “Frankentomato” that it claims can single-handedly halt inflammation, stop plaque buildup in arteries, and even cure cancer! An outrageous new propaganda campaign currently making the rounds in the mainstream media, and headed by researchers with a vested interest in seeing the new mutant tomato succeed, claims that genetically-modified (GM) tomatoes are key to eliminating heart disease globally, even though there are already plenty of nature-made fruits and vegetables, including other varieties of tomatoes, that naturally perform this and many other medicinal functions.
This latest affront to natural food comes out of the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where Dr. Alan Fogelman, Executive Chair of the Department of Medicine and Director of the Atherosclerosis Research Unit, recently led a team of researchers in conducting a shoddy, deceptive study that just so happened to arrive at glowing conclusions concerning the team’s prized GM tomato. According to the study, which was presented at the annual American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions, adding a little bit of GM tomato extract to rats’ diets, which were said to be mostly composed of “Western-style, high-fat, calorie-packed” foods, helped them to experience “significantly lower blood levels of inflammation.”
But the trial, as pointed out by GMWatch.org, was small, poorly conducted, and was neither peer-reviewed nor published in an actual scientific journal. And yet mainstream media coverage of the study has been relentlessly forgiving of these blatant flaws, with popular news sources parading around ridiculous headlines like “Purple tomato can beat cancer,” and “How my purple tomato could save your life,” which falsely imply that this untested mutant food is somehow a proven cure for whatever heart condition or disease that might be ailing you. Snake oil anyone?
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/038015_GM_tomatoes_cancer_false_claims.html#ixzz2Cj0cSKx7
