Are Growth Hormones a Bad Moo-ve?
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Critics believe the two substances can lead to problems in humans, including antibiotic resistance, which may allow diseases that typically respond to antibiotics to run their course, unchecked. Growth hormones can cause the same effects - growth - in humans as they do in animals. Critics feel that the earlier onset of puberty in today's children can be linked to growth hormones, including rBGH, in our food. Some researchers have linked rBGH to certain types of cancers in humans, including those of the breast, prostate and colon. When you consider those links and the ban Canada and all European nations have placed on giving dairy cows the hormone, you may want to think about other options when it comes to buying milk. Unless the container says "rBGH-free," "antibiotic-free" or "organic," then you can't be sure it doesn't contain the hormone.
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