Study Confirms Glyphosate Causes Liver and Kidney Failure

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Study Confirms Glyphosate Causes Liver and Kidney Failure ∏≡ш§ 10/05/15 (Mon) 23:01:28 No.653

Exposure to small amounts of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s infamous RoundUp herbicide, can lead to kidney and liver damage over time, according to a recent study led by Dr. Michael Antoniou at King’s College London.

The study examined the gene expression of liver and kidney tissue in rats. The results of the study were in accordance with a previous 2012 study, which found a link between cancer in rats fed varying amounts of glyphosate.

The 2012 study was polarizing in the academic sphere. So much so that it was retracted and later republished last year. In the current study, the researchers compared the gene expression of female rats fed glyphosate in the 2012 study to rats which were not fed glyphosate.

The facts of rats

“There were more than 4,000 genes in the liver and kidneys whose levels of expression had changed’ in the dosed rats compared to the non-dosed rats, “ Dr. Antoniou said, as reported by Environmental Health News (EHN).

EHN further reported: “Genes serve as the body’s switches, controlling different functions. Turn one gene off at the wrong time, or fail to turn it on at the proper time, and serious consequences could happen. Different patterns of gene function are known to underlie the health and disease status of organs.”

Scientists have long suspected a link between glyphosate and liver/kidney damage. In particular, there has been a kidney and liver failure epidemic in parts of South Asia and Central America. Rats were exposed to chemicals in the study in order to determine how the chemicals impact human health. The results proved sobering.

“The findings of our study are very worrying as they confirm that a very low level of consumption of Roundup weedkiller over the long term can result in liver and kidney damage. Our results also suggest that regulators should re-consider the safety evaluation of glyphosate-based herbicides,” said Dr. Antoniou.