The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast #334 The One Pesticide Everyone is Exposed To and Why It Should Be Banned | Prof Michael Antoniou
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Feb 4, 2026 Professor Michael Antoniou, a molecular geneticist studying how agricultural chemicals affect the microbiome and long-term health. He explains what glyphosate is and how it contaminates cereals and urban environments. He discusses links to gut microbiome disruption, liver disease and cancer. He outlines how chronic low-dose exposure builds up and practical ways to reduce personal contact with residues.
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Low Doses Linked To Fatty Liver
- Long-term low-dose glyphosate exposure in rats caused non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
- Fatty liver is common in humans and can progress to cirrhosis and liver cancer, linking glyphosate to serious chronic disease.
Carcinogenic Findings At 'Safe' Doses
- A recent Ramazzini rat carcinogenicity study found glyphosate and formulations caused multiple cancers, even at the EU acceptable daily intake.
- This challenges regulators' current acceptable daily intake as insufficiently protective.
Regulatory Safety Margins Are Undermined
- Regulators set ADIs by dividing a no‑observed‑adverse‑effect level by a 100-fold safety factor.
- New evidence suggests the NOAEL and ADI for glyphosate are unreliable and need major revision.