How much do you know about recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone, or rBGH for short? Probably not as much as you should. The genetically-engineered hormone, which is widely used in dairy cows and manufactured by the infamous agricultural giant Monsanto, has been linked to a whole slew of problems, both in cows and humans, including cancer. And though both Monsanto and the FDA have stood behind rBGH, there's a huge movement out there to get it banned from regular milk. In the meantime, though, the best defense is buying organic. And to do your research.
1. This is unreasonable, ill informed and unnecessary fear mongering. The American Cancer Society has reviewed this issue and found NO LINK WHATSOEVER to bovine growth hormones and cancer. With everything else, do we really need to be afraid of milk? This Web site http://www.igf-1-and-milk.com/ has links the American Cancer Society article and other materials debunking this link.
Posted at 6:59PM on Jul 9th 2007 by Sal Apple