America by the Numbers
Year in which genetically engineered (GE) crops were introduced to the US – 1996Percentage of US corn, soybean, and cotton crops now grown from GE seeds – 91%Percentage of world’s commercial seed market owned by Bayer (Monsanto) and Corteva (Dupont) – 40%Percentage of world grain trade controlled by the ABCD corporations (Archer Daniels, Bunge, Cargills, and Louis Dreyfus) – 90% Percentage of Americans with gluten sensitivity – 6-7%Percentage of American children who are allergic to peanuts – 2.5%Percentage of people who have malodorous urine from eating asparagus – 43%Percentage of American adults who are lactose intolerant – 60%Percentage of Northern Europeans who can digest lactose after childhood – 90% Percentage of Asian peoples who can digest lactose after childhood – 5% Percentage of women who are more aroused by a new pair of shoes than by their sexual partner – 20%Percentage of men who are sexually aroused by women’s shoes or feet – 10%Percentage of men and women who …
