we propose that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide, Roundup(®), is the most important causal factor in this epidemic [of]... Celiac disease, and, more generally, gluten intolerance...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... Celiac disease is associated with imbalances in gut bacteria that can be fully explained by the known effects of glyphosate on gut bacteria....Celiac disease patients have an increased risk to non-Hodgkins lymphoma, which has also been implicated in glyphosate exposure...Glyphosate residues in wheat and other crops are likely increasing recently due to the growing practice of crop desiccation just prior to the harvest... We conclude with a plea to governments to reconsider policies regarding the safety of glyphosate residues in foods. And here is an explanation of the term Crop Desiccation and its use in the UK compared to Germany en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_desiccation both of Gingers brothers contracted non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Her older brother died 6 months following his diagnosis when he was 23 years old.
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