Study: Monsanto's Roundup causes "gluten intolerance"
by Jon Rappoport
February 21, 2014
A
recent study proposes that gluten intolerance and celiac disease are on
the rise, a result of glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto's
Roundup herbicide.
The
National Library of Medicine states that celiac disease "damages the
lining of the small intestine and prevents it from absorbing parts of
food that are important for staying healthy. The damage is due to a
reaction to eating gluten, which is found in wheat, barley, rye, and
possibly oats."
The
study authors, Anthony Samsel and Stephanie Seneff, have a different
view. They point out that this rise in celiac disease parallels the
increase in the use of Roundup, and the effects of glyphosate are those
listed for celiac disease.
Here is the abstract of their study [Interdiscip Toxicol, 2013, Vol. 6 (4), 159-184]:
"Celiac
disease, and, more generally, gluten intolerance, is a growing problem
worldwide, but especially in North America and Europe, where an
estimated 5% of the population now suffers from it.
"Symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, skin rashes, macrocytic anemia and depression.
"It
is a multifactorial disease associated with numerous nutritional
deficiencies as well as reproductive issues and increased risk to
thyroid disease, kidney failure, and cancer.
"Here,
we propose that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide,
Roundup®, is the most important causal factor in this epidemic.
"Fish
exposed to glyphosate develop digestive problems that are reminiscent
of celiac disease. Celiac disease is associated with imbalances in gut
bacteria that can be fully explained by the known effects of glyphosate
on gut bacteria.
"Characteristics
of celiac disease point to impairment in many cytochrome P450 enzymes,
which are involved with detoxifying environmental toxins, activating
vitamin D3, catabolizing vitamin A, and maintaining bile acid production
and sulfate supplies to the gut.
"Glyphosate
is known to inhibit cytochrome P450 enzymes. Deficiencies in iron,
cobalt, molybdenum, copper, and other rare metals associated with celiac
disease can be attributed to glyphosate's strong ability to chelate
these elements.
"Deficiencies
in tryptophan, tyrosine, methionine, and selenomethionine associated
with celiac disease match glyphosate's known depletion of these amino
acids.
"Celiac
disease patients have an increased risk to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,
which has also been implicated in glyphosate exposure.
"Reproductive
issues associated with celiac disease, such as infertility,
miscarriages, and birth defects, can also be explained by glyphosate.
"Glyphosate
residues in wheat and other crops are likely increasing recently due to
the growing practice of crop desiccation [drying] just prior to the
harvest.
We argue that the practice of "ripening" sugar cane with
glyphosate may explain the recent surge in kidney failure among
agricultural workers in Central America.
We conclude with a plea to
governments to reconsider policies regarding the safety of glyphosate
residues in foods."
This
study could change the way gluten intolerance and celiac disease are
understood, and it adds to the growing body of evidence against
Monsanto's Roundup and those GMO crops which require Roundup as the
herbicide of choice.
Jon Rappoport
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