Study Links Monsanto’s Roundup to Autism, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s

Study Links Monsanto’s Roundup to Autism, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s

Published: Sunday 5 May 2013

Just as Monsanto attempted to discredit
scientist Gilles-Eric Seralini’s study on rats fed genetically
engineered corn, the company called this peer-reviewed journal article
“another bogus study” due to its “bad science.”



A new review of hundreds of scientific studies surrounding glyphosate—the major component of Monsanto’s
Roundup herbicide—sheds light on its effects within the human body. The
paper describes how all of these effects could work together, and with
other variables, trigger health problems in humans, including
debilitating diseases like gastrointestinal disorders, diabetes, heart
disease, obesity, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.

Glyphosate impairs the cytochrome P450 (CYP) gene pathway, which
creates enzymes that help to form and also break down molecules in
cells. There are myriad important CYP enzymes, including aromatase (the
enzyme that converts androgen into estrogen) and 21-Hydroxylase, which
creates cortisol (stress hormone) and aldosterone (regulates blood
pressure). One function of these CYP enzymes is also to detoxify
xenobiotics, which are foreign chemicals like drugs, carcinogens or
pesticides. Glyphosate inhibits these CYP enzymes, which has rippling
effects throughout our body.

Because the CYP pathway is essential for normal functioning of
various systems in our bodies, any small change in its expression can
lead to disruptions. For example, humans exposed to glyphosate have
decreased levels of the amino acid tryptophan, which is necessary for
active signaling of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Suppressed serotonin
levels have been associated with weight gain, depression and
Alzheimer’s disease.

This paper does not claim to yield new scientific discoveries.
Instead, it looks at older studies in a new light. Critics will say the
links between glyphosate and health problems made in this paper are
purely correlational, but this work is important because it brings all
of the possible health effects of glyphosate together and discusses what
could happen: something the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration
have failed to do.

Just as Monsanto attempted to discredit scientist
Gilles-Eric Seralini’s study on rats fed genetically engineered corn,
the company called this peer-reviewed journal article “another bogus study” due to its “bad science.”
In a classic pot-calling-the-kettle-black scenario, what Monsanto
doesn’t mention is that the majority of research showing glyphosate’s
safety has been done by Monsanto itself, which could be called bad
science as well due to its limited and biased nature.

The authors of the new review call for more independent research to
validate their findings, stating that “glyphosate is likely to be
pervasive in our food supply, and contrary to being essentially
nontoxic, it may in fact be the most biologically disruptive chemical in
our environment.” If the body of independent research on GE foods and
the herbicides used with them shows one thing, it is that there are
unanswered questions begging for unbiased research. And while these
questions remain unanswered, People have the right to know how their food was produced.










Source:-
http://www.nationofchange.org/study-links-monsanto-s-roundup-autism-parkinson-s-and-alzheimer-s-1367764115