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How Worried Should We Be About Glyphosate? | Michael Antoniou

14 de septiembre de 2026 · 39 min

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How worried should we really be about glyphosate? There’s growing fear that the world’s most popular weed killer is causing everything from cancer to gut problems. But is the evidence clear enough?

In this episode I speak to Professor Michael Antoniou, who explains what he’s discovered by studying the health effects of glyphosate exposure - particularly within commercial formulations.

Timestamps

(0:00) Intro - The growing fear around glyphosate

(0:42) What is glyphosate and how does it work?

(5:53) The link between glyphosate and GMOs

(7:42) The microbiome impact

(11:48) Does the fear match reality?

(19:55) Why did regulators conclude it was safe?

(22:07) Why we should test commercial formulations

(25:34) Why microbiome work is still early stage

(28:30) Do some foods carry more glyphosate?

(30:00) Is glyphosate responsible for a reduction in soil quality?

(34:03) Why we still need more human data

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