Re: GMO in Developing Nations

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Jez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>"Charles Hawtrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Branson) staggered to the nearest
>> keyboard and wrote:
>> What about "golden rice"?  It was my impression that this was intended
>> for adoption in less-developed countries.
>
>'a woman would need to eat 16 lbs. of cooked rice every day in order to get
>sufficient Vitamin A, if golden rice were her only source of the nutrient. A
>child would need 12 lbs. More realistically, three servings of ½ lb. cooked
>golden rice per day would provide only 10% of her daily Vitamin A
>requirement, and less than 6% if she were breast-feeding. Yet even these
>modest contributions are uncertain. In order to absorb beta carotene, the
>human body requires adequate amounts of zinc, protein and fats, elements
>often lacking in the diets of poor people. Those with diarrhea - common in
>developing countries - are also unable to obtain vitamin A from golden
>rice.'
>
>http://www.foe.org/safefood/rice.html

..and as an aside, I heard that this was going to be sold for lots of money 
.. until someone worked out no one would pay for it :)

Bruce

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