Comment · Sat, March 5, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
How do you deal with all this information/mixed advice/info? When do you stop
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Placebo17 · -1 points
LOL C'mon man! Why must you say hippy aunt? Monsanto GMO crops possess Glyphosate residues and they are scientifically proven to be carcinogenic.
It's virtually impossible but try to avoid corn or soy derivatives in your foods. Unless it's clearly labeled certified organic, you're probably eating Monsanto GMO without you even knowing if it contains corn or soy derivatives.
As for vitamin D, instead of supplements, just catch some sun if the weather permits.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Why regulators conclude glyphosate safe while IARC, alone, claims it could cause cancer?
What’s been overlooked is that the classification that IARC assigned glyphosate—a “2A, Probably carcinogenic to humans”—is the same classification the organization gave to grapefruit juice, fruits (including apples), and working the night shift. At least glyphosate didn’t rate a “1, carcinogenic to humans,” so it’s not as dangerous as sunlight, sunlamps, oral contraceptives, Chinese style salted fish and alcoholic beverages, among a long list.
While a hazard just shows you that “somebody out there linked this to cancer,” a risk measures how likely you are going to come into contact with this hazard. So, in the case of apples and pears, IARC looked at the existence of amygdalin, or formaldehyde, both of which are considered class 1 carcinogens and occur naturally in apples. But apples contain 22 parts per million of formaldehyde, far below amounts necessary to cause cancer. In short, dose matters.
This explains why IARC, a WHO subsidiary, can issue reports on cancer hazards, while the World Health Organization itself declares that the IARC study does not indicate a need for more regulation of glyphosate. In fact, several other government agencies, including the German government and (so far) US Environmental Protection Agency, have issued statements on the doses of glyphosate that cause harm and the low cancer risk of the popular and targeted weed-killer:
Just because a chemical has been scientifically proven to do something in a controlled study does not mean it poses a risk to humans at measured exposure levels. No study to date has shown that the levels of glyphosate humans are exposed to in crops has caused cancer. It's the dose that makes the poison. One thing is for sure, don't go drinking glyphosate. However, it's not causing OP's anxiety, as much as his hippy aunt Solara may think.