Is Roundup the Cause of 'Gluten Intolerance'?

[Coyotl]

Is Roundup the Cause of 'Gluten Intolerance'?
http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/gluten-intolerance-from-roundup-herbicide-zw0z1402zkin.aspx

Increased use of Monsanto’s glyphosate herbicide (trade name Roundup) could be the cause of the epidemic of “gluten intolerance”, according to a compelling new peer-reviewed report from two U.S. scientists. Farmers are now using glyphosate not only to control weeds but also to dry down wheat, rice, sugarcane and other crops just before harvest, resulting in higher residues in the foods we eat. The abstract from the paper "Glyphosate, Pathways to Modern Diseases II: Celiac Sprue and Gluten Intolerance" is below. You can read the full report here and view graphs in the Slideshow connecting increased use of glyphosate with growing rates of celiac incidence, deaths from intestinal infections, acute kidney disease and deaths due to Parkinson’s.

Abstract:
Celiac disease, and more generally, gluten intolerance, is a growing problem worldwide, but especially in North America and Europe, where an estimated 5 percent 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 of this epidemic. ..................

[NYC_SKP]

1. I woudn't be surprised.

It has to be something in the environment or our food, something modern, something chemical.

Monsanto Round Up sounds like a good candidate.

We need a class action suit, more research, but the fuckers out of business.

[alittlelark]

2. No gluten in almost 5 years...

Skin looks great, weight perfect, mentally clear....
Hard to do initially - but sooo worth it !!

I'll be 50 this year.



BTW, F*ck Monsanto !

[Cha]

3. Good for you, alittlelark~

Yes, and fuck monsanto, pioneer, and all the gmo spraying co.

[appal_jack]

4. I find it absolutely horrifying that we routinely spray RoundUp on crops just before harvest.

I find it absolutely horrifying that grain producers routinely spray RoundUp on crops just before harvest. Grain dries-down naturally, so all this spraying accomplishes is speeding-up the process a little. While I can certainly see the advantage of greater control, especially in my rainy neck of the woods, RoundUp (glyphosate) is a systemic poison. Why would we ever poison our food this way?

Whether or not glyphosate residues are contributing to gluten intolerance (which I suffer from), I think that they are certainly affecting our health in some negative manner. \

You learn something new every day, and most of these learned things add to the argument that organic foods are the healthiest and best choice for all of us.

-app

[enough]

9. Agreed. This is the first I've heard of this use of Roundup.

It seems so obviously dangerous, and stupid.

[Coyotl]

11. Yes, that is just appaulling. A good example of why we need science education!

And not much science education to reason this one out!

[pnwmom]

5. Yeah, but organic produce isn't any better for you.

[Hannahcares]

6. Extremely important reading

Wow! Thank you for bringing this important reading to our attention! Both the abstract and the 26 page research report are fascinating. Highly recommend that all DU folks concerned about allergies, gluten and a host of other health issues take the time to read this.

[AllyCat]

7. Interesting. We have been gluten-free at our house for a year

And it has been a great change, especially for one member. However, I do find that when I "cheat" because I don't have a "problem" with it, I get bloated and mentally-fogged. Something is wrong with wheat now that was not a problem earlier in my life. It's been a deal-changer for the one who actually appears to have "gluten intolerance" although we've never done testing for it. The only test was take it out of the diet and see the change

[Enthusiast]

8. I do not know if Roundup is the cause

but it sounds like a likely suspect. One thing certain, Monsanto does not give a fuck. And the government will seek to protect Monsanto.

Even though we have tried our very best to eliminate all gluten from my diet I am still suffering from the ravages of the gluten that I used to consume. It sure looks like it will be the death of me. It's hard to believe I used to be a very healthy person.

[Sweet Freedom]

10. I wonder if pesticides

Are also the reason for peanut allergies? I don't remember anybody being allergic to peanuts when I was a kid, but now it seems like it's such a common allergy. That, and latex...

[oldandhappy]

12. wow

You just busted my head open. Doctor tested me and I went gluten free about 8 years ago -- thot it was age. Body changes and all that stuff. But this makes a whole lot of sense. Have been wondering about cell phones and wi fi in my home and other things that are hard to escape in our current culture and the effect on my younger great nephews. Out technology does help us and hurt us at the same time.

[53tammy]

13. my sister is Gluten Intolerance but

While living in Ethiopia for 6 months she could eat wheat. Makes you think??? what we are eating!

[Coyotl]

14. Interesting. Plant a garden if you want to know what you are eating.

[trotsky]

15. Roundup was invented in 1974.

Celiac disease was first identified in 250CE.

Does Monsanto have a time machine?

[Tumbulu]

16. oh good grief trotsky!

And how is it that all of a sudden, right when the chemical farmers started doing this that scores of people became gluten intolerant? Yes, there have always been some problems, but not at the modern scale. And just FYI, when I was a pest control advisor back in the 80's no one used glyphosate on mature crops such as wheat.

This is a pretty new thing. And yet another very big reason to go organic, even on something that is not one where many insecticdes are used for, such as wheat.

[trotsky]

17. Good grief, indeed.

A chemical can't be responsible for something that existed thousands of years before it did.

Let's get our facts straight, or we end up looking like fools - and no one will take the concerns seriously.

[Tumbulu]

18. No, you need to get your facts straight

please read the article, as your response is silly.

[HuckleB]

19. The authors of this "review" were shown to be full of it already.

http://www.examiner.com/article/bogus-paper-on-roundup-saturates-the-internet

This is junk.

[Tumbulu]

22. Oh it is always like clockwork and so very typical

discredit and ridicule and always protect the blessed biotech and chemical industries, who poor things, need so much protection. And all in the name of "SCIENCE".

[HuckleB]

23. Awwwww. I'm sorry that your preconceived notions still have no basis in reality.

The question is why are you so stubborn? Why will you support nonsense at every turn?

Pushing the shill BS doesn't answer those questions.

Seriously, can you not see how ridiculous this "review" is? If you really care about integrity, wouldn't you call these folks out on their BS? It makes no sense to defend something this manipulative BS. No sense at all. It merely continues to discredit those who push it.

[Tumbulu]

24. why are you so quick to discredit?

it is a review of already published data, analyzed in a different way- which is what they have expertise in.

I talk to folks on the wheat board, who are mystified at the sudden dramatic increases in so called gluten intolerance. Bakers I know are mystified. No one can figure this out, this glyphosate use is a perfectly valid thing to look at. That is what scientists are supposed to do, analyze what has been observed and try to determine cause and effect, if possible.

[HuckleB]

25. You realize that neither of the reviewers are qualified in this area of science?

Not only that, they published a similar paper a year ago that was shown to be complete hogwash. (Oh, wait. You already knew that, because I showed you.) Further, if there's actual peer review here, it's quite questionable, to be kind. The "journal" is in serious question, as it does not publish regularly at all.

If you can't see the trees for the wood, well.... Come on! Seriously.

If you haven't bothered to look at the link in post 20, well... you know.

[Tumbulu]

26. Yes, I looked, but it is the same old smear tactic that

your industry is famous for this. These people are certainly qualified to do an analysis of data.

[HuckleB]

27. Hogwash. This "review" and the propaganda sites pushing it are the smear tacticians.

The "review" piece is a BS smear tactic. The data that is there, and there isn't much, doesn't support the hyperbolic claims.

Yet you continue to defend it. There's no excuse for that.

More on the blatant nonsense that is the "review" in the OP:

Does Roundup cause celiac disease or gluten intolerance?
http://www.examiner.com/article/does-roundup-cause-celiac-disease-or-gluten-intolerance

[HuckleB]

20. This is more bad propaganda.

Goodness. Please don't post such blatant BS.

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

[womanofthehills]

21. I was exposed to Malathion and within a week was totally food intolerent for yrs

Food allergies are definitely related to pesticides and herbicides. I was in a support group for people with multiple chemical sensitivity and severe food allergies and 90% of the group said it happened after being exposed to pesticides. I also became allergic to peanuts and latex after the exposure.

I had never had a problem with any foods and suddenly

Herbicides and pesticides mess with your digestion big time. It took me yrs to get my health back.