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womanofthehills

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33. The question is not just do you use roundup
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 12:42 AM
Aug 2024

If you don’t eat organically, you are probably getting a dose or many doses of glyphosate daily in your food.

“A potentially cancer-causing chemical is sprayed on much of America’s farmland. Here is where it is used the most.
Weedkillers containing glyphosate are sprayed on nearly half of all corn and soybeans grown in the U.S. Use is highest in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Indiana.”p

Much of the debate about glyphosate’s health implications revolves around a potential link to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A 2019 analysis conducted by former EPA science review board members indicated a “compelling link” to the disease. Several peer-reviewed studies have also suggested that herbicides containing glyphosate may disrupt hormones and alter the gut microbiome.

The 2015 IARC report, which stated that “a positive association has been observed for non-Hodgkin lymphoma,” kicked off a wave of lawsuits that cost Bayer more than $10 billion in settlements, though the company won five consecutive personal-injury trials through September 1.

https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/toxic-herbicides-map-showing-high-use-state-rcna50052

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So many glyphosate causes cancer cases won womanofthehills Aug 2024 #1
Court cases are a terrible measure of scientific accuracy RidinWithHarris Aug 2024 #26
Science isn't done in courtrooms Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #38
one suggests the authors of this should drink a glass of roundup every morning nt msongs Aug 2024 #2
Why do retailers like HD, Lowe's, Ace, Walmart etc. sell roundup Mosby Aug 2024 #3
great then those retailers can drink a glass every day too nt msongs Aug 2024 #5
I'll believe scientific consensus over laywers any day. Eko Aug 2024 #8
poor analogy, many retailers sell cigarettes, booze, and assault rifles Celerity Aug 2024 #23
Not our EPA because of possible pressure womanofthehills Aug 2024 #28
Probably carcinogenic? Kaleva Aug 2024 #46
Would you drink a glass of dish soap? Eko Aug 2024 #6
Glyphosate, the "active ingredient" in the consumer and agricultural product "Roundup"... Think. Again. Aug 2024 #4
Ill Push Back On That ProfessorGAC Aug 2024 #43
You would need to supply verification... Think. Again. Aug 2024 #44
But it has chemicals in it! Eko Aug 2024 #7
It's like I said in the OP. Archae Aug 2024 #9
Not true - WHO says it's a possible carcinogen womanofthehills Aug 2024 #32
Well that destroys my argument and all that scientific consensus. Eko Aug 2024 #36
I always love telling the morons screeching about 'chemicals' Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #39
Layman's Terms Jazz Jon Aug 2024 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius Aug 2024 #10
That web site is right-wing AF. Archae Aug 2024 #11
Now you are deflecting from the topic. gab13by13 Aug 2024 #13
I have used Roundup. Archae Aug 2024 #14
The question is not just do you use roundup womanofthehills Aug 2024 #33
The site has reached no conclusions about the origin of COVID. LudwigPastorius Aug 2024 #18
Full disclosure that website you linked to has such great articles as Eko Aug 2024 #16
OK, I'll delete the post, but that doesn't change the fact that the OP article's author took money... LudwigPastorius Aug 2024 #20
So? Archae Aug 2024 #21
The author did not take that money. Eko Aug 2024 #22
I don't go near Roundup, and I eat organic food gab13by13 Aug 2024 #12
"Study: 'Organic' Labels Make Food Taste Healthier" RidinWithHarris Aug 2024 #27
Gift link. Mosby Aug 2024 #45
It always amazes me how those of us on the left love science when it comes to things like vaccines but when it comes Quixote1818 Aug 2024 #15
It isn't the GMO gab13by13 Aug 2024 #17
Except if used properly, it isn't a problem. Archae Aug 2024 #19
GMOs Not so much Jazz Jon Aug 2024 #30
Pesticides are never safe to eat or breathe womanofthehills Aug 2024 #35
Oh FFS Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #40
To answer your first question... NNadir Aug 2024 #24
So I've noticed. Archae Aug 2024 #25
Roundup is very similar to Agent Orange. gay texan Aug 2024 #29
I would suggest opening a science book to support this absurd claim. One might begin by looking at the structures. NNadir Aug 2024 #42
What bullshit. Bobstandard Aug 2024 #31
Mahalo for your post, Bob. Cha Aug 2024 #37
It is a very, very, very questionable practice to confuse science... NNadir Aug 2024 #47
This thread brought to you by conflicts of interest soandso Aug 2024 #41
Yes edhopper Aug 2024 #34
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