2024-03-17 23:00:00
While the renewal of the authorization of glyphosate was recorded at the end of 2023, the world’s most widely used herbicide is now associated with impaired cognition, depression and neurological diseases.
The numerous studies suggesting its toxicity will not have prevented the reauthorization of glyphosate for ten years by the European Commission, an insufficient number of EU member countries having opposed it (and seven having abstained, including France).
Surprising? Not so much, if we are to believe Future Generations: for the association, the group in charge of evaluating this substance (Assessment Group on Glyphosate or AGG) simply excluded dependent studies of its field of investigation, to reach the conclusion that glyphosate met the European approval criteria. Even though the WHO has classified it as “ probable carcinogen » from 2015…
Widespread contamination
Already suspected of being an endocrine disruptor, causing visual and respiratory problems and damaging DNA, the most widely used herbicide in the world is now associated with cognitive disorders, depression and neurological diseases. . The precautionary principle regarding the “glyphosate risk” should have prevailed given the extent of contamination of the soil but also of our organisms: a French study1 recently found that 99 % of its 6,848 participants in mainland France and Reunion Island presented traces of glyphosate in their urine.
Certainly, the average level observed would be reassuring, standing at 1.19 µg/L, i.e. exposure less than 1% of the acceptable daily intake (ADI). But this reference, set by the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), is itself subject to doubt – because it is often based on animal models and studies of questionable reliability.
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Depression, memory, hearing: neurons in pain
Previous work had established that accidental glyphosate poisoning or high prolonged exposures might induce Parkinson’s disease or encephalopathy. A new study2 this time focuses on a chronic low-level exposure ; it suggests a significant association between urinary glyphosate levels and poor health outcomes. memory tests (CERAD-WLT). The data also seems to indicate that glyphosate (in individuals with high urinary concentrations) might alter theaudition and encourage depressive symptoms.
Results which confirm those of another barely previous study3 which pointed to a link between exposure to glyphosate and a biological marker of neurodegeneration, “light chain neurofilaments” or NfL. The latter are the most specific markers of neuronal damage characteristic of diseases such as Alzheimer, Parkinsonmultiple sclerosis or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Charcot disease).
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Organic to escape glyphosate
Even if everything is not perfect in the land of organic products, a small American study4 – it included only seven adults and nine children – nevertheless found thatfollowing just five days of an organic diet, urinary levels of glyphosateas well as those of its blood metabolites, had decreased by 71 and 77% respectively. It’s up to us to choose…
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