Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Bovine growth hormone (rBGH ) in our diary products safe or not?

Monsanto produced a hormone under name of Posilac and marketed to farmers to increase milk production of cows. This is done by inserting Ecoli bacteria into cow genes which in turns increase milk production.... AND more mastititis (breast/utter infections) and more pus in the milk. Thus the cow is treated with more antibiotics which end up in the the milk you drink, and of course rBGH.
rBGH increases IGF1 which in people and increase in IGF1 causes more breast and prostate cancer. There is an increase in milkduct breast cancer in the US because of rBGH. Twenty-seven (27)  countries have banned this to include Europe and Japan and Australia.
The bottom line is US will continue to use as long as people buy the product, and remove if they don't...the bottom line is $$$$. Our job is to tell others and tell the store you won't buy their products if they contain rBGH and go somewhere else. Currently Trader Joes has cheese that state that there is no difference with or without it. Starbucks and Walmart interestingly enough have banned it.

Cow with mastitis

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