Study finds link between glyphosate exposure and shorter pregnancy length, which can increase babies' risk of long-term health problems ehn.org/study-finds-li… Confirms earlier research which also found shorter pregnancies more likely
Latest study follows 2 others on glyphosate & pregnancy length, including 1 in Indiana that found women with higher #glyphosate levels were more likely to have shorter pregnancies, which can increase the risk of infant mortality, long-term health challenges & intellectual delays.
The study raises questions about potential effects of even low-dose exposures to glyphosate among the general population, since the study found shorter pregnancies were linked to #glyphosate levels in the women's bodies that were well below current US regulatory thresholds.
Glyphosate—the world's most widely used herbicide—has been linked to an array of health problems, incl. birth defects, DNA damage, endocrine disruption, reproductive problems & cancer. #Glyphosate residue has been widely detected in food as well as in soil, dust & drinking water.

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