Perhaps this does not disturb you, you hail the new advances in food technology and breakthroughs as achievements that can only enhance human life. From my perspective, our bodies evolved utilizing certain elements found in certain expected molecular forms, and evolving to utilize other molecules is something that takes thousands, if not, more years. The idea of consuming, particularly unknowingly, something that is actually small enough to cross the blood/brain barrier is really, really disturbing.
The fact the FDA busts down on herbs, which have been around since time began, but turns a blind eye to this development smacks of everything from cronyism to conspiracy.
And before you ask, no, I don't like GMO foods, either. Hybridization I have no problem with, that at least doesn't introduce unnatural DNA (or screw with our DNA). I'm sorry, why is it like over 95% of industrialized nations won't have anything to do with fluoride, GMOs and now nanotech foods, and yet America, we'll swallow anything they shove at us? Maybe that's why people are so damn fat?
If you think something tiny can't possible hurt you, pay particular attention to the first article. Asbestos fibers are small, too, you feel like snorting a microgram of that a day? Viruses, those are small, too. Food is hugely important to a lot of us, in a weird way more so than the average person, and supplements another, it's just something to consider. From my perspective, something that is so molecularly small that our bodies are incapable of detoxifying it, is horrifying. For the readers among you, that's how a lot of Robin Cook novels start out, ain't it?
Part one of a three part series:
Amid Nanotechnology's Dazzling Promise, Health Fears Grow - AOL News
Part two:
Nanotechnology Bringing Foods, Regulated or Not, to Grocery Near You - AOL News
Part three:
Obsession With Nanotechnology Growth Stymies Regulators - AOL News