GMOs are special organisms in which the genetic material has been altered for improvement, productivity, and product quality. GMOs are fairly new; to be exact the first commercial sale was only twenty years ago (Collective Evolution, 56). GMOs make up for about eighty percent of foods sold in local stores. GMOs have been seen as a good thing for many years, in ways such as: they have “resistance” to herbicides, they help humans suffering from famine, they produce greater yields, and they improve the nutrition of foods. According to Dr. Nina Fedoroff “It is not a secret that GMOs have spread out rapidly to the whole world”(22). We have taken GMOs too lightly and have been eating things that are unhealthy for our bodies. In America, GMOs are not required to have a label but they are in other countries around the world. As stated in Forks Over Knifes, a documentary on GMOs and its leading producers, “In most countries GMOs are banned.” Most Americans do not know whether or not what they are eating is healthy. We should know why GMOs are harmful to our health and how we can prevent them. First of all, GMOs are harmful to our health. Secondly, GM crops lead to destruction of the environment. Thirdly, major companies, which work closely with GMOs, intend to monopolize market-foods. According to Toxicologist and Pathologist Dr. Don Huber “ Genetically engineered foods have a lower nutrient density”(3). Genetically engineered foods have not been shown to be safe and may have unpredictable consequences. American Academy of Environmental Medicine( AAME) states, “The percentage of Americans with three or more chronic illnesses jumped from seven percent to thirteen percent in just nine years. Food allergies skyrocketed, and disorders such as autism, reproductive disorders, digestive problems, and others are on the rise.” Although there is not sufficient research to confirm that GMOs are a contributing factor, doctor groups such as the AAEM tell us not to wait before we start protecting ourselves, and especially our children who are most at risk. Results of a study by AAME, advised precaution “because GM foods have not been tested for human consumption and because there is significant evidence of probable harm”(2). Many scientists are worried that the genetically altered foods, once consumed, may pass on their mutant genes to bacterium in the digestive system. Dr. Arpad Pusztai conducted a study with GM potatoes and rats. The organs of rats that ate genetically modified potatoes showed signs of chronic wasting away, and female rates fed a