Food Consumer | Aug 26 2009

by Jeffrey M. Smith

Stop eating dangerous genetically modified (GM) foods! That’s the upshot of the Lyme Induced Autism (LIA) Foundation’s position paper released today. The patient advocacy group is not willing to wait around until research studies prove that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) cause or worsen the many diseases that are on the rise since gene-spliced foods were introduced in 1996. Like the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) earlier this year the LIA Foundation says there is more than enough evidence of harm in GM animal feeding studies for them to “urge doctors to prescribe non-GMO diets” and for “individuals especially those with autism Lyme disease and associated conditions to avoid” GM foods.

Dr. Jannelle Love founder of the Autism Relief Foundation is quoted in Kimberly Wilcox’s excellent article:

“It is known that children on the Autistic Spectrum suffer from fragile immune systems significant digestive and brain inflammation and the environmental toxin overload. Putting foreign entities such as GMO foods into such a fragile child may indeed cause further deterioration and perhaps block the delicate biochemical pathways needed for appropriate functioning and possible recovery.”

The LIA Foundation calls for physicians and patient advocacy groups to explain to patients the role that GM foods may play in disease and to distribute non-GMO educational materials including the Non-GMO Shopping Guide which makes it easier to find brands without GM ingredients. (See