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'Parkinson's is a man-made disease'

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“The agency relies on a system built around predefined methods and industry-supplied data.”

Subsequently, the government evaluates the risk or cost to the populace in terms of the benefits of pest-free, weed-free, and otherwise undesirable food.

Despite scientific and manufacturer consensus, paraquat remains in widespread use despite its established association with Parkinson’s disease. In a legal proceeding regarding the adverse effects of glyphosate on human health, Bayer presented evidence from this study.

Re: 'Parkinson's is a man-made disease'

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You don't have to trust me, I am not a doctor but I am deeply interested in ALS/Parkinson/Alzheimer's diseases and I read many scientific articles for my blog.

This article tells something true, but as usual, it is much more complicated than that. The anecdote about MPTP is true, but it is not the only way to induce Parkinson's disease, for example, animal models are often created with 6-OHDA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_models_of_Parkinson%27s...

The Politico article cites rotenone only one time, yet it is commonly used to induce Parkinson's disease.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40203643/

My guess as a layman in medicine is that if you mess enough with the body's function it retaliates with severe diseases like cancers, Parkinson or ALS (try eating false morels!).

The problem is in my view ecological, we are poisoning our environment.

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