Common Herbicides Block Important Nutrient Sensor in Humans
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=2559
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=2559
"New research from the Monell Center and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine reveals that phenoxy herbicides block T1R3, a nutrient-sensing taste receptor found in the pancreas and intestines of humans. These commonly used herbicides were not previously known to act on the T1R3 receptor, nor has any animal testing revealed any indication of this. The specific effects are unique to humans; thus, phenoxy herbicides may have adverse metabolic effects in humans that would have gone undetected in studies on rodents."
