Probably not the best forum for this...

/pine · Apr 30, 2018

So I apologize in advance...

Glyphosate is being found in almost all grown foods...

Weedkiller found in granola and crackers, internal FDA emails show | US news | The Guardian

tomplum · Apr 30, 2018

Probably is the right forum. People shoot this stuff all over the place without question in the name of "yard maintenance" because it has been used "safely" on the food they eat. Drives me nuts.

Ortimber · Apr 30, 2018

We all enjoy the wealth of food available to us in this country, all the while farmland is being turned into subdivisions. The trade-off for having ultra high yield crops thru the use of chemicals might not be in our best interest. Then again starving isn't either....No easy answer.

sixdogs · May 1, 2018

Despite all of this stuff that's been going on for generations and was far worse in the past, people are healthier today with dramatically longer lifespans than even our grandparents. Food and improved nutrition gets most of the credit. So, life is a tradeoff.

CobyRupert · May 1, 2018

sixdogs said:
Despite all of this stuff that's been going on for generations and was far worse in the past, people are healthier today with dramatically longer lifespans than even our grandparents. Food and improved nutrition gets most of the credit. So, life is a tradeoff.

That use to be true: US life expectancy drops for second year in a row - CNN

Edit: I should say: True, but whether that trend continues is to be seen. U.S. currently ranks 31st in world after Costa Rica and pretty much every other industrialized country in the world.

sixdogs · May 1, 2018

CobyRupert said:
That use to be true: US life expectancy drops for second year in a row - CNN

Two years does not make a trend and lots of non food issues like drug overdose is the reason.

/pine · May 1, 2018

sixdogs said:
Despite all of this stuff that's been going on for generations and was far worse in the past, people are healthier today with dramatically longer lifespans than even our grandparents. Food and improved nutrition gets most of the credit. So, life is a tradeoff.

It has really not been that long since crop plants have been genetically altered to be immune to products like glyphosate so they can be applied directly to crops...

There is a tradeoff but unfortunately it's between life and health...

M5farms · May 1, 2018

Just another False narrative used to try and scare the general public. If these zelots keep pushing their agenda USA will look like a 3rd world country with people starving in the streets , They are ignorant to think that farmers could supply the demand without technology and science. The chemicals used today are far safer than the ones of yesteryear . If your gonna bad mouth agriculture don't do it with your mouth full.

Dadnatron · May 1, 2018

Our health is definitely decreasing because of food... however, it is because of food abundance and over eating rather than lack thereof.

We reached a peak in health a few years ago, but now, I rarely see a patient who isn't overweight. Our 'success' in farming has led to our benefit and ultimately our detriment. I'm far less worried about finding Roundup in my sweetroll... than I am about the fact that I can purchase that **** sweetroll at the gas station for $0.79.

The EASE at which we can put calories into our body will be the next big 'threat' to our lives. It is easily seen in that we have the 'fattest' poor in the world.

M5farms · May 1, 2018

Dadnatron said:
Our health is definitely decreasing because of food... however, it is because of food abundance and over eating rather than lack thereof.

We reached a peak in health a few years ago, but now, I rarely see a patient who isn't overweight. Our 'success' in farming has led to our benefit and ultimately our detriment. I'm far less worried about finding Roundup in my sweetroll... than I am about the fact that I can purchase that **** sweetroll at the gas station for $0.79.

The EASE at which we can put calories into our body will be the next big 'threat' to our lives. It is easily seen in that we have the 'fattest' poor in the world.

they should target the preservatives in the sweet rolls and processed foods as the "killer Chemicals " , It drives me crazy when people spew misinformation about things they see on facebook and treat it like the gospel .