Glyphosate
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in weedkillers and the most widely used pesticide worldwide. Residues can be taken up through food, especially cereals and pulses, as well as through drinking water and spray drift. Glyphosate is measured in urine.
How glyphosate acts
In plants, glyphosate blocks an enzyme of the shikimate pathway, which they use to make certain amino acids. Human cells do not have this pathway, but many bacteria and fungi do – it is therefore being discussed whether glyphosate also affects gut bacteria; in humans this has not been conclusively clarified. Expert authorities assess the substance differently. Glyphosate that is taken up is largely excreted unchanged by the kidneys within a few days.
Glyphosate undetectable or low – what does it mean?
An undetectable or low value indicates low intake over the last few days.
Raised glyphosate – what does it mean?
A raised value shows higher intake over the last few days, for example through diet, living near treated fields or occupational sources. Because the value is short-term, it is well suited to narrowing down sources and following changes with a follow-up measurement.
The interpretation is given in your report.
Also known as: glyphosate, glyphosate, roundup, pesticides, herbicides
Contexts in which this value is measured
- Living near farmland
- Occupational exposure (farming, gardening)
- Wish to check for exposure
Analyses that include this value
There is currently no analysis in the shop for this value. A practitioner or doctor from the ORY expert network can tell you how else it can be determined.
View the expert networkReference ranges and how your personal value is to be read are set out in your findings report. You discuss the findings with a practitioner or doctor from the ORY expert network.