Are genetically modified foods good for you or not?

Genetically modified foods may or may not be good for you. Here are some things to consider:

Genetically modified foods are often modified to be resistant to herbicides or to produce an insecticide in the plant itself. Since Round-up (glyphosate) resistant GMO crops have been introduced, the use of glyphosate has doubled and so has the EPA's guidelines on safe amounts in foods, while the use of other pesticides has dropped less than 10% in the United States. Weeds have developed resistance to glyphosate and varieties that are resistant to more toxic herbicides have now been developed and will no doubt be approved for use by the USDA and the FDA. Having more pesticides in our foods, soil, and environment is not a good thing.

Varieties that are engineered to produce an insecticide in the plant itself, though supposed to have no effects on human health, are suspected from anecdotal evidence to have negative effects on the digestive system and intestines.

There is no evidence that GMO foods are more nutritious than non-GMO or organic foods.

There is a study that shows massive tumors in rats, but many scientists and government agencies have pointed out flaws in it.