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Definitely! Growth hormone (rbGH/rbGT) used in American diary products has been prevalent for decades where those were forbidden in Canada and Europe. FDA pract

by devy 7y ago

Definitely! Growth hormone (rbGH/rbGT) used in American diary products has been prevalent for decades where those were forbidden in Canada and Europe. FDA practically turned a blind eye on this (and later research proven FDA's screwed-up) and nowadays market and producers are taking self-regulating approach. [1] [1]: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/issues/1044/rbgh/about-rbgh https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/issues/1044/rbgh/about-r... And this is just one of hundreds if not thousands FDA mishaps out there. The lobbying influence is BAD.

JamesBarney 7y ago
Do you have any links you could share that show cow hgh increases human igf-1 levels meaningfully? I went to the article but it mentioned a change was detectable but didn't link to the study.
- m0zg 7y ago
  Of course they don't have any links, because studies proving this don't exist. Another little known fact: even _human_ growth hormone is utterly pointless to consume orally: it gets destroyed by stomach acid. That's why people who take it go through the trouble of injecting it. I also don't think I've ever seen dairy in store that doesn't come from cows "not treated with rBST". I don't buy organic unless the price is roughly the same, and for milk it's easily double, so I don't buy organic milk. But even if it did boost igf-1 a tad, that'd be freaking great. People would start growing muscle, losing weight, etc.