From Prevention magazine. Part of the reason why I dont make my kids drink milk... 6. Milk produced with artificial hormones Rick North, project director of the Campaign for Safe Food at the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and former CEO of the Oregon division of the American Cancer Society, gives us the scoop: The problem: Milk producers treat their dairy cattle with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH or rBST, as it is also known) to boost milk production. But rBGH also increases udder infections and even pus in the milk. It also leads to higher levels of a hormone called insulin-like growth factor in milk. In people, high levels of IGF-1 may contribute to breast, prostate, and colon cancers. When the government approved rBGH, it was thought that IGF-1 from milk would be broken down in the human digestive tract, says North. As it turns out, the casein in milk protects most of it, according to several independent studies. Theres not 100% proof that this is increasing cancer in humans, admits North. However, its banned in most industrialized countries. The solution: Check labels for rBGH-free, rBST-free, produced without artificial hormones, or organic milk. These phrases indicate rBGH-free products.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:55:31 +0000
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