Weedkiller Glyphosate Linked To Severe Health Problems

Infertility, Obesity, Kidney Disease, Cancer, and More In Offspring From Common Weedkiller.

Washington State University researchers find ‘dramatic increases’ in several diseases across generations from the common weed killer Roundup (glyphosate).

“Researchers have found a variety of diseases and other health problems in the second- and third-generation offspring of rats exposed to glyphosate… developing prostate, kidney and ovarian diseases, obesity and birth abnormalities.”

Multi-Generational Toxicity From Exposure.

Researchers exposed pregnant rats to about 1/2 the amount of the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) expected to cause any adverse effect in the rats.

It didn’t in the mother rats but the story doesn’t end there.

The researchers found “dramatic increases” in several pathologies in the 2nd and 3rd generation of the rats.

• The 2nd generation had “significant increases” in reproductive organ diseases and obesity.
• The 3rd generation males had a 30% increase in prostate disease (3X normal).
• The 3rd generation females had a 40% increase in kidney disease (4X normal).
• > 1/3 of the 2nd generation mothers had unsuccessful pregnancies and spontaneous abortions.
• 2/5 of the 3rd generation males and females were obese.

The researchers called this “generational toxicology.”

They report that this has been observed in many other chemicals over the years including fungicides, pesticides, jet fuel, plastics (bisphenol A AKA BPA), DEET (a mosquito/insect repellent), and the common herbicide atrazine (heavily used on corn, sorghum, sugarcane, lawns, and golf courses) .

These chemicals alter genetic expression by causing epigenetic changes.

There is reason for concern with many chemicals we’re exposed to in the environment that are very likely causing or contributing to many health problems.

We know that the explosion of chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, some types of cancer, infertility, severe allergies (to foods and other things), autoimmune conditions, neurological disorders, and more can not be due to sudden changes in our genes.

These serious health problems must be due to environmental factors including diet, sleep, our daily habits, and chemical exposures.

These changes cause changes in our genetic expressions (called epigenetics – the way our bodies turn on or off genes).

Glyphosate has been linked to other serious health problems.

It was recently found to cause a man’s lymphoma in a highly publicized court case.

It’s exceptionally common. We’re all exposed to it in varying degrees primarily through our diets.

It gained a lot of popularity when we began genetically modifying plants like corn, soy, and others so that it was resistant to the weedkiller.

This resistance allowed more of the chemical to be sprayed on the crops killing the weeds (plus the bacteria and other things normally in the soil) without damaging the crop.

There is reason for concern.

The big problem might not be what it does to us, but what it does to our kids and grandkids as shown in the rat study above.

It’s a very good idea to reduce our exposure as much as possible given what is already known about this chemical.

Reference: www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/wsu-wrs042319.php