This is just an initial study and needs to be followed up by successive studies to verify its findings, but as a doctor with 5 university degrees in both the Environmental Sciences and the Health Care Sciences I had very strong suspicions that environmental pollution was/is the primary source of the seriously increased number of cases of autism that has occurred over the last several decades. Study links autism to pesticides, Id like to know if Monsanto funds the antivaxxers now by Horace Boothroyd III for The Fourth Estate A study performed by the University of California at Davis has found a correlation between exposure to pesticides and autism. The author of the report suggests that families near agricultural fields being sprayed get their children out of town. The study also found that pregnant women after the first trimester had an increased risk of their infant becoming autistic with the exposure closer to the due date being the most harmful to the fetus. Organophosphates were the culprit identified. Developed by the Nazis in the 1940s these pesticides have a host of deadly and debilitating consequences when humans(and other critters) are exposed. Organophosphates kill because they interfere with the nervous system of both insects and humans. They inhibit an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase. Under normal conditions, acetylcholinesterase sends chemical signals to halt nerve impulses at appropriate times. When the acetylcholinesterase enzyme is disturbed, neurological overstimulation occurs, leading to nervous system dysfunction, causing seizures and death. Acute exposure can be observed through symptoms of nausea, twitching, headaches and trembling. Most people die because of an inability to breathe. The diaphragm goes into paralysis, convulsions overtake and death ensues. Long term exposure to these insecticides produces developmental effects including behavioral problems and receding cognitive function, most notably attention deficit. Not only do organophosphates disrupt the neurons in the body, but they also wreak havoc on the endocrine system. In time, exposure to these chemicals reduces testosterone levels, eliciting femininity in males. Male fertility may be destroyed altogether.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 05:56:29 +0000
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