Newly Released: Study Confirms Chronic Kidney Failure 5 Times Higher in Glyphosate-Ridden Areas
Yet Monsanto claims it is safe
The evidence for the abominable toxicity of Round Up chemicals like glyphosate is already overwhelming, yet there seems to be a never-ending stream of research and evidence pointing toward their dangers. A new study has just been published showing that farmers in Sri Lanka exposed to glyphosate through drinking water are 5 times more likely to develop chronic kidney failure than those who don’t drink herbicide-polluted water.
Farmers in this part of the world often wear scant protection when spraying glyphosate on their rice fields, but it seems that this protection is not enough. The fact that Round Up has contaminated their drinking water is an example of how multi-tiered the problem of herbicidal toxicity truly is.
Big Ag chemicals, more specifically, biotech’s chemicals (since their GM rice, soy, corn, and other genetically altered seeds are meant to withstand copious amounts of spaying) are detrimental to humans and the environment from the moment they are sprayed to years later. In this case, the toxicity is felt when residents of small rural villages drink from wells that have contaminated ground water due to spraying.
The research abstract concludes:
“The current study strongly favors the hypothesis that CKDu epidemic among farmers in dry zone of Sri Lanka is associated with, history of drinking water from a well that was abandoned. In addition, it is associated with spraying glyphosate and other pesticides in paddy fields.”
To summarize the study, Dr. Channa Jayasumana states:
“Drinking well water and occupational exposure to Herbicides is associated with chronic kidney disease, in Padavi-Sripura, Sri Lanka.”
Simply put – but apparently not so simply solved.
Concentrations of glyphosate and metals are much higher in these abandoned wells, increasing the risk of deadly chronic kidney disease (CKDu) by up to 5-fold.
The Center for Public Integrity says fatal chronic kidney disease of unknown origin, or CKDu, has killed more people in El Salvador and Nicaragua than AIDS, diabetes, and leukemia combined over the past five years. This wave of CKDu affecting numerous poor farming countries around the world simply didn’t exist prior to 1990.
Another study published in the Journal of Organic Systems also found a link between glyphosate and the enormous increase in chronic diseases across the United States.
It has already been established, through groundbreaking research that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s broad-spectrum herbicide Round Up, might be “a crucially important factor in the development of multiple chronic diseases and conditions.”
This is just more confirmation that the world should ban GMOs and their chemicals as fast as possible.
 | Christina Sarich is a humanitarian and freelance writer helping you to Wake up Your Sleepy Little Head, and See the Big Picture. Her blog is Yoga for the New World. Her latest book is Pharma Sutra: Healing the Body And Mind Through the Art of Yoga. |
May 2016 I write……I noticed a lot of people NOW in America that have kidney disease.U don’t have to live in Sri Lanka to get it.The two that I know have polycystic kidney disease or PKD.It’s time for everyone with kidney problems to get their blood tested for “glyphosate” and time to get an attorney and file a lawsuit against the poisoners.It has to stop one way or another…..!!!!!
Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases II: Celiac sprue and gluten intolerance
Interdiscip Toxicol. 2013 Dec; 6(4): 159–184.
Published online 2013 Dec. doi: 10.2478/intox-2013-0026
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3945755/
http://www.globalresearch.ca/hundreds-of-farmers-block-roads-in-protest-of-monsantos-gmo-crops-polands-largest-farmer-uprising/5433844
China’s Hard Line on Biotech Burns U.S. Hay
Traces of GMO Alfalfa, Unapproved by Beijing, Wreak Havoc With a Formerly Booming U.S. Crop
Wall Street Journal, Updated Dec. 15, 2014 1:19 p.m. ET
China’s tough new stance on imports of genetically modified crops is shaking up a little-noticed U.S. industry: hay.
Over the summer China began testing imports to detect the presence of hay made from a biotech alfalfa that Beijing hasn’t approved. Consequently, shipments to China have plunged since midsummer and some deliveries have been rejected.
Possible explanations for the presence of genetically modified material in alfalfa shipments thought to be non-GMO include cross-pollination of one crop by the other or crops becoming mixed during harvesting, baling or storage of the hay. Another is the seed itself. Roughly 30% of U.S. alfalfa seed sold in the U.S. is genetically modified, according to Monsanto. The Monsanto variety is engineered to withstand sprays of Roundup, a widely used Monsanto-made weedkiller. The USDA in 2011 authorized farmers to plant Roundup Ready alfalfa without restrictions. Critics had fought in court to block the alfalfa, charging that it could transfer by pollen to non-biotech crops including organic alfalfa—a scenario some suggest is happening now.
Exporters including Anderson Hay & Grain Co. in Washington state and California-based Al Dahra ACX Global Inc. have lost millions of dollars from forfeited sales and higher costs from rerouting rejected shipments to other countries, according to industry executives.
Anderson Hay, one of the largest U.S. hay exporters, said its sales declined markedly after China rejected some of its shipments.
“It’s had a huge impact on our business,” said Mark Anderson, chief executive of the closely held Ellensburg, Wash., company.
“The consequences for exporters who ship a lot of product to China are huge,” said John Szczepanski, director of the U.S. Forage Export Council, a hay-industry group.
U.S. farmers and grain traders including Archer Daniels Midland Co.have sued Syngenta, claiming it acted irresponsibly by selling the biotech seeds in the U.S. before Chinese authorities approved the corn. Syngenta has said the suits have no merit and it has been transparent about the approval
process for the biotech corn. Last week, the company said it expects China soon will grant approval of the corn.
As much round-up as I am in contact with in my business I should have been dead years ago. And I only have one kidney. Survival of the fittest I guess!
That is one theory used in circles of the money changers who developed this technology as a soft kill; however, most of the impacts are seen at the end of life or in animal studies in the subsequent generation. Meant to kill slowly to avoid revolution. My neighbor and his worker both developed a rare form of thyroid cancer and both went into remission after converting the farm back to organic. I hope you are one of the lucky to be immune; however, the following graphs show a strong link between glyphosate and several serious health problems.
Sounds like another George Burns
Time to light up another stogy
Exposure to Glyphsate alone is not sufficient. Low quality water is important.
Does anyone actually look up these articles? I’m talking either the writers, editors, or readers? These are so bad they are funny. Ms. Sarich wants you to believe that people developed kidney disease because of the roundup sprayed on roundup ready rice. There is just on problem with that, roundup ready rice was available for only one year, over ten years ago, and then only for research.
Do you actually read? The article never mentions round-up ready rice. From the report the use of glyphosate has been common in Sri Lanka since 1970s when government regulators first pushed use of agrochemicals. Glyphosate is routinely used in rice production as pre-planting field clearing even pre-emergence treatment of paddies to clear of all weeds. It is even used by less knowledgable individuals as knockdown treatment to rice. The article also mentions the other glyphosate treated crops cultivated in the country that contribute to the bio-accumulation and presence in the water supply in Sri Lanka as it is here in the us.
Ok genius it says, “Big Ag chemicals, more specifically, biotech’s chemicals (since their GM rice, soy, corn, and other genetically altered seeds are meant to withstand copious amounts of spaying)” . While it doesn’t say roundup ready by name it infers it with that statement make one believe that they are planting RR Rice. Strange how glyphosate is use more in this country than anywhere else in the world with none of the horror stories that you or the author would lead us to believe.
Wow, you sound like your upset you were caught in another lie… The graphs in my response to “farm pro” show they are happening here as in Sri Lanka, at a certain point the correlation becomes painfully clear when charted that we are suffering from the same problems as they are read the charts.
LOL I quit getting upset about fake information long ago. Funny how these charts fit whether gmos are in the picture or not. Fortunately, there are enough smart people that your lies will never take hold. Everyday that passes without your sci-fi coming true just adds to the proof.
How are statistics compiled by the government that are completely verifiable and show clear correlation of the same diseases research showed us in the lab are caused by glyphosate and gmo “fake””sci-fi”…It is clear to anyone who, is not delusional like yourself, that the use of Gmo tech since it’s introduction has been directly correlated to the rapid rise of all of those diseases. We knew it would be as the graph showed since testing first began in the lab. As the charts show this is already a huge problem it has already came true these graphs are statistics not projections so your argument is ridiculous.
Like I said you can compare the rise to many factors, organic food, cell phone use etc. the charts all look the same. To point out one especially when REAL science says it isn’t the cause is stupid.
Your argument is based on specious reasoning where as mine shows a correlation to REAL science and yours does not. I know your not evil I know those who are and the term they use to describe minions like yourself is that you are a “useful idiot” it is the point of the third degree that the uninitiated deserve what they receive. You are able to become unfrozen and blaze a path to build a better world. Love>fear is the cornerstone. Arguing with someone such as yourself who has renounced all reason is like trying to administer medicine to the dead. I recommend you read the bible or find some faith in god instead of just having blind faith in a science you clearly do not understand.
It’s best in our world NOT to attempt to out fox….the creation we have been given,,,,,,and throwing away chemicals used in AG and most often Medicine, too, won’t leave the world (people,animals, all life)worse off ….fact use the wisest methods of growing food (chemical free) and the world’s population of people and animals and plants will be adequately fed……..So what’s the need for all these harmful chem’s….dreamed up by man? answer, there is no need………The need is mythical at it’s beginning…..
Hallelujah. That is the secret that when we crossed the line to creating new life forms that could never exist in nature like spiders crossed to goats, even the declassified Gmo children with two mothers and a father. Dow corn and tobacco crossed with human genes and the Ebola virus is produced here in Hawaii. The lack of great hybrid seeds from several land grant universities and a lack of large scale on farm seed saving practices of generations led to control of the majority of the worlds seed supply by six of the most evil corporations in history so they could sell us poisons and tell us we need them.
I can not believe, as some people must over look this obvious thought, that this marvelous life, all of it, to include our earth, WAS created so mankind could start fiddling with the creation on the level of the atom or molecule……as though this all of creation……was in need of improvement…………..! ! ! Life apparently goes to or is…at its base, ENERGY……..which can neither be created. .. or … destroyed……We can not create more energy than was originally created with (on) earth at the start..or constantly given via the sun…..Makes little or NO Sense to fiddle with life in the lab or test tube…………to gain more of it. medical studies for the sake of understanding disease makes some sense as long as man does not fiddle with the genetic code…..and of course I think that IS being done…..by fools, no less……….messing with our genetic code….And there is such a thing….as, we might cause our own extinction via fiddling with the Creators Creation…..Cause, we people are only a part of this Creation. We Aren’t It. Only a Part…..
Never could have existed in nature? Strange how we have roundup resistant weeds then isn’t it? Or did some mad scientist create them in a weed terror lab? Get real.
You do realize of course any form of laboratory GMO creation cannot happen in nature- in the forest or oceans or in the sky…. anywhere. Don’t you realize this is why the companies like Monsanto, etc. have to spend billions of dollars of R& D to get it. If not, any other individual, scientist would have already have stumbled on this. I am not sure why you don’t understand this fact. If not just ring up a rep in Monsanto and he/she will explain it to you.
Then how did Roundup resistant weeds happen? You seem to want to dodge the facts that it did happen in nature.
Roundup resistant weeds are not GMO weeds. Again you are missing the point. I think you may be doing this deliberately to avoid the pertinent issue- not disrespect intended.
They prove that we could have had roundup ready corn or beans naturally instead of ONLY being able to create them in the lab. Therefore the gmo only sped up the natural process.
Again you are confusing two different phenomenons here.
Afraid not.
This will hopefully explain to you how this occurred. As you will read Roundup resistant weeds happen because of the increased exposure to Roundup.:
“Increasing the intensity of glyphosate use (frequency and number of acres
treated) increases the probability of selecting an herbicide-resistant plant.
With continued glyphosate use, the number of resistant plants will continue to multiply and create a resistant population. Herbicides do not cause the mutations
that result in resistance. Rather, an extremely rare genetic trait that allows a weed
to survive glyphosate may exist in the natural population. It is more likely to be
found and increase when glyphosate is used frequently.
Chris Boerboom, University of Wisconsin
Micheal Owen, Iowa State University
You see as I said this no natural phenomenon – it is caused by the increase in the the use of Roundup.
it would never could have existed in nature without this.
“Herbicide-resistant weeds began well before GM crops,” said a Monsanto spokeswoman.
A USDA spokesman told AFP the phenomenon has “been going on for
decades, and has happened subsequent to the development of herbicides.”
“It happens naturally with all herbicide modes of action. The plants select for resistance over time,” he said.
But Bill Freese of the Center for Food Safety, an anti-GMO non-profit, said “GE crops greatly speeded up” the issue.
That’s a view shared by researchers such as Charles Benbrook
of the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at
Washington State University.
Heavier doses of herbicides were used on fields that now harbor glyphosate-resistant weed, he noted.
A study published on the website of Pioneer, DuPont’s GE seed unit, found that” glyphosate had been used for over 20 years prior to the introduction of glyphosate-resistant crops without any resistance issues.”
But eventually, resistant weeds developed—”first in areas where glyphosate had been applied multiple times per season for many years,” the study said.
Science X- Phys.org
Jan 13, 2014 by Veronique Dupont
This is exactly how it happened, and we could have used the exact same process to “naturally” breed roundup ready corn and beans. If the had done this they would be labeled non gmo. Clear field corn, was non gmo, but tolerant to lightning herbicide. It was roundups main competitor in certain parts of the country in the late nineties.
Unfortunately and sadly you are still missing the forest for the trees. You have been mislead by a group that you will blindly support without thinking for yourself. You have been duped. Hopefully you may at some point you will see that this is a dead end endeavor. The problem continues to get worse and worse. Do you not see that there is no solution to this except to end this pointless exercise. Did you read this treatise? Can you not listen to the words they say:
The GMOs that were artificially introduced and increased, enabled the weeds to become resistant. THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED UNLESS Monsanto had bioengineered this unnatural organism.
“we could have used the exact same process to “naturally” breed roundup ready corn and beans.” NO NO NO there is not informed, rational scientist who would ever agree to your statement. Listen again– carefully– No one except maybe GOD could “”naturally” breed roundup ready corn and beans.””
This cannot happen.
Why? If it worked for the weeds do you not think it was possible to do the same to the crops? Especially when it was already accomplished for Clearfield corn? You are definitely the one that is blinded refusing to believe mountains of evidence, and billions of people that are fed daily with gmos.
Again you are missing the point and scientific empirical evidence the scientists and farmers have established. You are only seeing this from one point of view and therefore you are not being objective enough to understand the real problems which have occurred. You are like the horse with blinders on. Any good scientific analysis must see all aspects, good and bad.
Yes like storage problems for all the additional bushels of grain. Why don’t you list a few that you believe to be problems.
“we could have used the exact same process to “naturally” breed roundup ready corn and beans.”
Explain with full valid peer reviewed scientific evidence.
The evidence is simple if you would quit your crying . If it Hana’s already happened in multiple species of weeds it could also happened in crops. You just want to bitch about every little thing when the truth is plain and simple.
I am not crying, but you have been called out again and I can tell I have struck a chord here. When you are put to test of proving your assertions you are not as sure as you try to make yourself out to be. And then you try to dodge the issue. I am sorry to say you have been discredited once more.
You are whining because you lost this argument it is very easy to see. When I’m wrong I admit it, but you are cornered and lie to try and get out of it. You have no honor and have lied at every turn. People like yourself is why labeling has been defeated every time when put to a vote. Liars like you actually help get new gmos passed like the 2,4-d beans and the dicamba beans. So thank you for your lies, because there are enough sensible people out here to use your own lies against you and help the gmo cause.
I am beginning to see the picture emerge here as to how you try to browbeat and try to bully your way through every discussion you have here with every poster who doesn’t sees things your way. In each case you try to persuade the reader to see your way. When this doesn’t work you resort to bullying tactics and name calling. Very unprofessional. I guess you have reached that point with me because now you are getting upset and have started an ad hominem approach. Although I should have expected this type of behavior from a Monsanto supporter adopting the same type of Monsanto tactics.
You are very bad at reading character as I don’t get upset with anything on here.
“People like yourself is why labeling has been defeated every time when put to a vote.” So this is labelling has been defeated. No actually it is because of strong lobbying by powerful, influential factions.
Check these numbers out:
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000055
Now you are just babbling. Real science speaks for itself. It stands up to ridicule, and most importantly it can be replicated. Your study has been shot full of holes and most importantly THERE IS ONLY ONE. Strange how in twenty years and billions and billions of bushels and animals that have eaten gmos only one study can come up with these findings. You need to try better than this, i mean a first grader could outwit you.
I think you may be a first grader if you believe that only one study shows dangers of Gmo and pesticides. Your a joke
No you have one on a rat as well, but I noticed you weren’t even dumb enough to bring that one up. Oh by the way the pig study I quoted you was from the same person. Look it up to confirm your lies.
That study you are referring to is one of many showing harm you just rely on the info you want to believe. Again read a book or two and learn to conduct your own research so you can actually contribute. Anyone can google Dr. Judy Carman Gmo pig study and see the results themselves. I have done my own experiments and if you really think they are so great go to a genetics lab and do your own research. You are lazy and not capable of critical thinking so you are already lost.
We’ve done the research not in a lab, but the real world. You like to talk about things, we like to do them. As far as your study on the pigs. You are right all you have to do is look it up and you can easily see what I said is true.
As a commercial scale farmer I have actually done the research in the field in the real world. You can’t understand the health impacts if you are blind to science. Maybe one day you will learn.
I have already seen first hand that there are NO differences. After almost twenty years with zero issues you would think that you would quit whining and put that energy to a real issue.
More like only 15 years with several issues not the least of which are shown in gmojudycarman org I have seen this issue with gut problems and fertility issues in breeding stock and in stomachs of young males. Almost never see it in the stomachs of our wild boars. You need to stop just selling to farmers and farm yourself it would build your character.
Don’t you ever get tired of lying? The first commercial beans were planted in 1996 and rapidly gained market share. That would put some farms at eighteen years and counting. Now for you lets spell this out. 18 is closer to twenty than it is 15, that is why I said “almost twenty years” . See if you can’t even get these simple things correct how can you ever understand the larger ones?
What bean reached a significant acreage of cultivation in 96, can you name the specific strain and what are you saying it’s market share was, get real 15-18 years of American guinea pigs shows they are anything but safe.
No problems shows the safety. As far as the exact variety number no I can’t name the first and really don’t care. You are the one that likes to live in the past. For your benefit though I would research the ASGROW company first. For us we were selling regional company hybrids at that time.
It woulk help your argument here if you could supply us with the answer to this question:
“What bean reached a significant acreage of cultivation in 96, can you
name the specific strain and what are you saying it’s market share was.”
If you can’t then everyone here on this site will think that you are not telling the truth.
I don’t sell Asgrow seed and I never have, so I can’t remember what hybrid and never knew what strain. We sold for Beck’s at the time and what I do remember is that we sold every bag we could get our hands on. It was that way for the first several years until supply could catch up with demand. It was not that way for us with roundup corn as we weren’t really interested in insect protection and there were other ways to control the weeds. If you don’t believe me than I am sorry, but really don’t care.
Unfortunately that’s disappointing since you have accused others here of lying. This just devalues your credibility here on this site. It just does your cause no good if you cannot back up your assertions. I know you are always upset and get indignant when others do not back up their statements.
I don’t get upset over anything on here. I also do not recall askng people to give specific details from twenty years ago either.
Don’t take this personally but I think you be having a problem understanding the points made here. Either that or you are afraid to admit when you have made an error in your discourse and try to make someone else look stupid in order for you to try and save face.
Not afraid at all, I admit that I don’t know the information you asked for, and never did. Don’t really see where I tried to make anyone look stupid about this either. You are the only one belaboring the point. I just wonder why? If I was trying to “save face” I just wouldn’t have answered in the first place.
It would probably be best if you just admitted your error in the first place rather than have so many posters get upset at you for trying to make them look stupid.
Also I can’t see where you have responded to my query:
“Explain scientifically how organic food causes this. Also refer to peer reviewed studies.”
This has my curiosity up.
Forgive me as somehow I missed that comment, although I do see it now. But we have been going back and forth that I really don’t know which this you are referring to. If you could please help me out I will answer you.
This is what I was referring to:
KānāwaiMāmalahoe • 4days ago
How are statistics compiled
by the government that are completely verifiable and show clear
correlation of the same diseases research showed us in the lab are
caused by glyphosate and gmo “fake””sci-fi”…It
is clear to anyone who, is not delusional like yourself, that the use
of Gmo tech since it’s introduction has been directly correlated to
the rapid rise of all of those diseases. We knew it would be as the
graph showed since testing first began in the lab. As the charts show
this is already a huge problem it has already came true these graphs
are statistics not projections so your argument is ridiculous.
GMORoberts KānāwaiMāmalahoe • 4days ago
Like I said you can compare the rise to many factors, organic
food, cell phone use etc. the charts all look the same. To point out
one especially when REAL science says it isn’t the cause is stupid.
Also this is what I was alluding to when you said:
“Don’t really see where I tried to make anyone look stupid about this either”
My answer was based off the article
“Autism increase mystery solved: No, it’s not vaccines, GMOs glyphosate–or organic foods” by Arvind Suresh
Explain scientifically how organic food causes this. Also refer to peer reviewed studies.