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In reply to the discussion: Antivaccine versus anti-GMO: Different goals, same methods [View all]bunnies
(15,859 posts)35. ok. Heres another. A new US study:
Samsel and Seneff: Glyphosate Enhances Damaging Effects of Environmental Toxins
This study shows that glyphosate, the active ingredient of roundup, enhances the damaging effects of other food borne chemical residues and environmental toxins.
Full study here: Gly, Modern disease,Samsel-Seneff
Abstract:
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup®, is the most popular herbicide used worldwide. The industry asserts it is minimally toxic to humans, but here we argue otherwise. Residues are found in the main foods of the Western diet, comprised primarily of sugar, corn, soy and wheat. Glyphosates inhibition of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes is an overlooked component of its toxicity to mammals. CYP enzymes play crucial roles in biology, one of which is to detoxify xenobiotics. Thus, glyphosate enhances the damaging effects of other food borne chemical residues and environmental toxins. Negative impact on the body is insidious and manifests slowly over time as inflammation damages cellular systems throughout the body. Here, we show how interference with CYP enzymes acts synergistically with disruption of the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids by gut bacteria, as well as impairment in serum sulfate transport. Consequences are most of the diseases and conditions associated with a Western diet, which include gastrointestinal disorders, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, depression, autism, infertility, cancer and Alzheimers disease. We explain the documented effects of glyphosate and its ability to induce disease, and we show that glyphosate is the textbook example of exogenous semiotic entropy: the disruption of homeostasis by environmental toxins.
http://gmoevidence.com/samsel-and-seneff-glyphosate-enhances-damaging-effects-of-environmental-toxins/
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I disagree. I think both attitudes are the result of unfounded fear based on bad science.
Buzz Clik
Jun 2013
#8
I'm still skeptical of GMO's and trying to educate myself on this subject.
mountain grammy
Jun 2013
#13
Similar invective was used for those opposed to the unabated use of fossil fuels
whatchamacallit
Jun 2013
#23