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Dear Colleague, Here are some indisputable facts: About 50% of the world's population, 3.5 billion people, obtain most of their carbohydrate from rice every day. White rice contains little more than carbohydrate, and no pro-vitamin A carotenoid. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the leading cause of childhood blindness, affecting half a million children every year. VAD is responsible for at least 2 million preventable deaths each year. Genetically modified (GM) rice, also known as Golden Rice, was invented more than a decade ago and can prevent VAD. But its introduction and planting, though cost-free to growers, continues to face opposition from those who believe GM foods pose an ecological threat. Guest author, Adrian Dubock. Ph.D., Advisory Board Member, the Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies, School of Life Sciences and School of Soft Matter Research, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat, Freiburg, and Executive Secretary of the not-for-profit Golden Rice Humanitarian Board, presents the case for GM in Genetically Modified Foods: Scientific Perspective and Controversies.. If you want to stop a food fight, it might help to find out if you agree with Dr. Dubock or if you think the evidence against GM is stronger. This activity has been approved for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM: http://www.cyberounds.com/cmecontent/art508.html The Editors of Cyberounds® Leslie Carr, Ethel Chafetz and Harry Levy, M.D. Victor B. Hatcher, Ph.D. Associate Dean Director of Center for Continuing Medical Education Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry Albert Einstein College of Medicine