Roundup’s Effects on Humans
Roundup is the brand name of a herbicide produced by
Monsanto typically used for spot treatment of gardens, lawns, paved areas, and
some agricultural crops. It is often sprayed directly on a host of non-GMO
crops. There is a lot of controversy with this product and whether or not this
product is environmentally friendly. Glyphosate is the chemical in Roundup
which is a systemic herbicide and an organophosphorus compound used to kill
weeds.
“Monsanto has falsified data on Roundup’s safety, and marketed it to parks departments and consumers as“environmentally friendly” and “biodegradable, to encourage its use it on road sides, playgrounds, golf courses, schoolyards, lawns and home gardens. A French court ruled those marketing claims amounted to false advertising.” The continuous exposure of this product has been shown
to have health consequences in the food and water that we drink, and in the
air. “In farming communities, there’s a strong correlation between Roundup exposure and attention deficit disorder(ADHD), likely due to glyphosate’s capacity to disrupt thyroid hormone functions.” It has also been known to correlate with Alzheimer’s
disease, birth defects, Autism, brain cancer, breast cancer, as well as many
other life-threatening health issues. Glyphosate, a chemical in Roundup,
induces human breast cancer cells growth via estrogen receptors. The company has done absolutely nothing to improve their worldwide influence on human and environmental health. The harmful consequences of this product greatly outweigh the benefits and should be taken off the market.
