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GMOs have been tested time and time again to ensure consumption is safe.
Here are some compelling stats.

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Rice has been genetically engineered to photosynthesize in the C4 pathway rather than the C3 pathway to benefit developing countries. This essentially allows the corn to support more people. In a hectare of land normal C3 corn can grow to feed about 27 people. C4 corn, however, can feed 43 people in the same amount of land.

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Many scientists have predicted that we will not have enough food to go around by the year 2050 due to several uncontrollable reasons. My prediction, however, is that GMOs will save us from going hungry.

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It is estimated that even today, 1 out of 4 children in America alone go to bed hungry every night. World wide, at least one child dies every two seconds from starvation. As population grows, and available farm land shrinks, these problems will only worsen.

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One of the most trustworthy solutions is wide spread GMO usage. This would essentially allow for food to grow in more places and in larger quantities.

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Now what exactly is this miracle "GMO"? GMO stands for genetically modified organism. It is defined by any organism whose genetic code has been purposely altered to produce more desired results or present a specific trait.

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Common genetically engineered foods include:
corn, papaya and rice.

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What exactly can GMOs do to fix the world hunger problem?

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What exactly can GMOs do to fix the world hunger problem?

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1. Genetically engineering crops can make them more resistant to pests and increase growth yield.
2. Crops can be made to grow in larger amounts.
3. Foods can be engineered with a better taste and even more nutrients.
4. They make more of the same amount of land than a regular crop does.

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Many people have been considered over the notion that GMOs could be causing health effects. They say things like "we cannot know lasting effects because they have not been around for that long." In reality, it has been studied since 1953 and out into use starting in the early 1970s. Many studies have also proven that they are safe. On such study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine came to the conclusion that there are no differences in health risks between those exposed to GE foods and those who are not.

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A specific trait in the genetic code of an organism is selected and then isolated. It is then harvested and inserted into the selected organism and then left to develop and later reproduce.

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The US is the current leading producer and consumer of GMOs.