Study Connects Monsanto’s Roundup to Fatal Kidney Disease Epidemic

[TalkingDog]

http://ecowatch.com/2014/02/26/study-connects-monsantos-roundup-to-fatal-kidney-disease-epidemic/

The study, Glyphosate, Hard Water and Nephrotoxic Metals: Are They the Culprits Behind the Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in Sri Lanka? hypothesizes that while Roundup (also known as glyphosate) is toxic, it is not solely capable of destroying kidney tissue on the scale recently seen in rice paddy regions of Northern Sri Lanka, or in El Salvador where it is the second leading killer of men.

The researchers propose glyphosate becomes extremely toxic to the kidneys when it’s combined with “hard” water or heavy metals like arsenic and cadmium, either naturally present in the soil or added externally through the spread of fertilizer.

The new hypothesis explains a number of observations linked to the disease, including why afflicted regions like Sri Lanka have seen a strong association between the consumption of hard water and the occurrence of the kidney disease, with 96 percent of CKDu patients having drunk hard or very hard water for at least five years.

[leftyohiolib]

1. let the lawsuits begin

tomorrow the house will pass a retroactive immunity for monsatan

[DeSwiss]

5. +1000!

K&R

[Auntie Bush]

2. I've been drinking very hard water for 33 years!

I'm alive! lol

[El_Johns]

3. kr

[Botany]

4. Pure Crap

from the link

Given the fact that geographical and socioeconomical factors play a central role in determining risk, the study’s authors believe environmental and occupational factors are the main causes, meaning CKDu is a result of chemically-induced damage. The authors point out that even the World Health Organization conducted studies to determine the origin of CKDu, and that the general consensus is the disease has numerous causes, including:

Exposure to arsenic
Exposure to cadmium
Exposure to pesticides
Consumption of hard water
Low water intake
Exposure to high temperatures (and resultant dehydration)

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Study Connects Monsanto’s Roundup to Fatal Kidney Disease Epidemic

(except for "hard water" and as of right now I am clueless about hard water.)


BTW 100% of people who take a greater then the lethal dose of arsenic tend to die

[Coyotl]

6. Is Roundup the Cause of 'Gluten Intolerance'?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/114211611

[HuckleB]

7. Nope.

Does Glyphosate Cause Celiac Disease? Actually, No!
http://ultimateglutenfree.com/2014/02/does-glyphosate-cause-celiac-disease-actually-no/