tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229878121183426722.post8138420752211694545..comments2023-10-08T12:27:04.050+03:00Comments on HIV in Kenya: Deliberate GM Contamination of Kenya's Maize?Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13522180315970081603noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229878121183426722.post-49635894359619778062010-06-03T13:15:56.978+03:002010-06-03T13:15:56.978+03:00Thanks for your comment Anonymous, I have certainl...Thanks for your comment Anonymous, I have certainly never heard about a possible connection between HIV and aflatoxin poison, though I know such poisoning is common in parts of Africa, such as in Kenya right now. I'll see what I can find out!<br /><br />It's interesting how the worst HIV epidemics are sometimes associated with former British colonies and Anglophone countries, which tend to have worse prevalence rates than non-British colonies. Also, maize was introduced by colonials and used as payment for work. In East Africa, the mills for grinding maize are called posho mills, posho being the word for wages.<br /><br />I see maize as slave food but in Kenya, people are pathological about it and don't consider anything else to be real food. It keeps people undernourished and it is not too resilient against prevailing conditions, not being indigenous, so it also keeps people poor and dependent on food aid. I'm sure it could be associated with many developmental and social problems.<br />Regards<br />SimonSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522180315970081603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229878121183426722.post-72977060252840263382010-06-02T23:14:43.949+03:002010-06-02T23:14:43.949+03:00Across Africa HIV transmission is highly correlate...Across Africa HIV transmission is highly correlated to maize consumption. Maize is the major source of both aflatoxin and fumonisin which are connected to the transmission and progression of HIV. Aflatoxin also promotes opportunistic infections in HIV infected people. Fundamental to the issue is that Africa's food supply is commonly contaminated with mycotoxins that suppress immunity and nutrition. Sadly maize is productive but also vulnerable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com