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In reply to the discussion: "Skeptical Enquirer" looks at the "Roundup" and GMO hysteria... [View all]womanofthehills
(10,988 posts)If you dont 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 Americas 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 glyphosates 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