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ReviewGM crops & food2026

Genetically modified foods and human health: a comprehensive review and cross-national time-trend analysis.

Ah Young Kim, Bora Lee, Da In Choi, Han Yong Lee

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Review in GM crops & food, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ah Young KimInstitute of Well-Aging Medicare & Chosun University G-LAMP Project Group, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Bora LeeInstitute of Well-Aging Medicare & Chosun University G-LAMP Project Group, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Da In ChoiInstitute of Well-Aging Medicare & Chosun University G-LAMP Project Group, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Han Yong LeeInstitute of Well-Aging Medicare & Chosun University G-LAMP Project Group, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8833-7430

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

GMOs have remained at the center of scientific and societal debate since their regulatory authorization and subsequent market introduction in the 1990 s. This review synthesizes epidemiological evidence from the literature, including observational studies and prior systematic reviews, alongside international policy frameworks, to evaluate potential associations between GMO exposure and human health. Current evidence does not support consistent causal links between GMO consumption and cancer, reproductive toxicity, allergies, or other chronic diseases. We systematically searched PubMed, Web of Science, and international health databases, applied predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, and synthesized national-level epidemiological data using time-trend and Joinpoint regression analyses. Across countries and disease categories, no consistent temporal alignment was observed between GMO authorization and changes in disease incidence, and pooled breakpoint analyses showed heterogeneous patterns with estimates frequently overlapping zero. Overall, the findings provide no consistent epidemiological support for associations between GMO consumption and major chronic diseases.

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Food, Genetically ModifiedChronic DiseaseHumansGenetically modified organismsGM foodshuman healthpublic acceptance

Identifiers

PMID41772782
PMCPMC12959178

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