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On the other hand: we have natural defenses against vomitoxins. We don't against synthetic fungicides, so the fungicides might affect us worse long-term.
by danuker 4y ago
On the other hand: we have natural defenses against vomitoxins. We don't against synthetic fungicides, so the fungicides might affect us worse long-term.
- bglazer 4y agoWhat do you mean by defenses? Can humans metabolize vomitoxins but not fungicides? Are there proteins that take vomitoxins out of solution? Do you have evidence for this?
- SAI_Peregrinus 4y agoThey probably mean that we tend to vomit up foods containing them, while we don't do so with the fungicides.
- danuker 4y agoI am referring to the act of vomiting itself - a defense against the spoiled food in its entirety. I am hoping people would find fresher food as a consequence.
- hombre_fatal 4y agoWell, we aren’t even sure that vomitoxins at dietary levels impact human health outcomes, for one. That’s not a bad place to be for a so called toxin. It’s not even a problem for livestock until you force feed them nothing but wheat. But it turns out that’s exactly what the ag industry wants to do.