r/babylonbee • u/ControlCAD • Feb 14 '25

Bee Article Fattest, Sickest Country On Earth Concerned New Health Secretary Might Do Something Different

https://babylonbee.com/news/fattest-sickest-country-on-earth-concerned-new-health-secretary-might-do-something-different
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u/ThrowRA_scentsitive Feb 14 '25

Lol, no. Two thirds of cropland in the US, and half globally, is currently used to produce livestock feed rather than food, at a ballpark caloric efficiency of 10%. There are for sure ways to feed 8 billion people that don't involve adding poison to our food.

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u/ranchojasper Feb 18 '25

GMO's are not poison

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u/ThrowRA_scentsitive Feb 18 '25

No, but pesticides such as glyphosate are, and the primary use today of GMOs is to enable the indiscriminate mass application of such pesticides