Studies are continuing around the world seeking to assess the actual damage that those exposed to glyphosate can suffer. These days, new American research confirms a suspicion that had already emerged previously: the famous herbicide can be linked to liver diseases.
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Studies are continuing around the world seeking to assess the actual damage that those exposed to glyphosate can suffer. These days, new American research confirms a suspicion that had already emerged previously: the famous herbicide may be linked to liver disease.
To understand whether glyphosate can cause liver damage, a team of researchers from the University of California (UCSD), led by Paul Mills, examined urine samples from 93 patients suspected of suffering from fatty liver to look for traces of the much-discussed herbicide. Liver biopsies were also done to determine whether the patients had liver disease and the severity of their condition.
The researchers found that glyphosate residue in urine was significantly higher in patients with liver disease than in those with healthier liver. There also appeared to be a dose-dependent relationship: the more glyphosate in the urine, the worse the liver is of a person.
Professor Mills is convinced that glyphosate can damage the liver in two ways. On the one hand, this chemical could interfere with the liver's ability to process fats, causing them to accumulate in the organ; on the other hand, it could damage the genes that regulate fat metabolism in the liver.
Although the study, published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, cannot demonstrate the cause and effect mechanism between glyphosate exposure and liver problems, the researchers said the findings remained significant even after considering age, race / ethnicity. , body fat and presence or absence of diabetes in all participants.
However, as this is a small study, Mills hopes that other researchers will investigate the matter with larger-scale efforts.
Monsanto's answer - Bayer
As always, Monsanto's parent company Bayer is keen to respond promptly to attacks on its glyphosate. Regarding this study, he released the following statement in which he stresses that:
“All pesticides, including glyphosate, are tested for their potential to damage liver function in studies that are based on internationally accepted protocols and are conducted according to good laboratory practices. All these tests show that glyphosate does not damage liver function. (…) While we are still examining this recently published study, the data indicate that the researchers did not take into account confounding factors, including potential metabolic disturbances existing in the participants, which would render the study results unreliable ”.
How to defend against glyphosate
Probably the exposure to glyphosate of these people, who later turned out to have liver problems, was mainly through diet. The suggestion of the experts is therefore to adopt an organic diet as much as possible, eating only foods that have not been grown using herbicides or pesticides.
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