Dr. Robert Whitfield explains that people living within a mile of a golf course have 29% higher odds of developing Parkinson's disease. Pesticides like chlorpyrifos, chlorothalonil, and atrazine are applied heavily on courses, and regulatory gaps leave residents exposed.
All right, so today, part 2, it's from the fairway to the operating room. And so yesterday we talked about some of the increased risk in terms of Parkinson's disease. We mentioned a couple specific chemicals, chlorpyrifos and chlorothalonil. So, I want to welcome everybody back. I'm Dr. Robert Whitfield MD, board-certified plastic surgeon in Austin, Texas. And last night we just laid the foundation. Like I said, we talked about a couple of the different chemicals and, um, that leads to a hidden toxic burden. The 2025 JAMA data shows a 29% increased odds, uh, risk of Parkinson's disease for people living within a mile of a golf course. Um, once again, we talked about, uh, chlorpyrifos, chlorothalonil, I mentioned atrazine. These are all chemicals applied to golf courses at scale with regulatory gaps that should concern all of us.
