There were major health benefits to be had from GM crops. ”There are literally billions of people in the world, in both developed and developing countries, surprisingly, who are suffering from major diseases which result from changes in our lifestyle,” [...] ”The good thing is we should be able to reduce their bad effects by optimising the nutritional value of our major foods. This tie-up between agriculture and health is an important step in value adding to our commodity grains,” [former chief scientist of Australia, Dr Jim Peacock] said.