- Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide, may be accumulating in higher levels in kids than in their parents, according to a biomonitoring study by the Center for Environmental Health
- In nine of the 12 parent-child pairs tested, the child’s body had higher concentrations of glyphosate than the adult
- Children consume more food and fluids per pound of body weight compared to adults, making their exposure to pesticides greater, relatively speaking
- Oat-based foods, such as oatmeal, cereals and bread, are common breakfast foods for kids, but many contain glyphosate residues
- In testing done by Friends of the Earth, 100% of oat cereal samples tested positive for residues of glyphosate.
- Read full article here: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2019/08/06/kids-end-up-with-higher-levels-of-weed-killer.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art3&utm_campaign=20190806Z1&et_cid=DM305881&et_rid=680292868
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
How do kids end up with higher levels of weed killer?
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