Hormones in cows and what it means for your health
03 April 2012
Written by Felicia Stoler http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/03/30/hormones-in-cows-and-what-it-means-for-your-health/#ixzz1qtuQbCln As a mother and RD, I have been curious about hormones in foods and whether or not they are a cause for concern.  Hormones are in many foods – including plants.  Instead of covering all foods, I am going to focus on cows.   There is a lot of marketing that goes into “organic” products – especially milk and beef, which creates fear among consumers about the safety of our food supply. The “BS” T Bovine somatotropin (bST) is a naturally occurring protein in the milk of cows which helps to increase milk production and helps calves grow.  Recombinant bST (RbST) is a synthetic form of bST that has been used by some dairy farmers to increase milk production.  However, RbST is not cheap to use, therefore many dairy farmers do not actually use it.  BST is specific to cows.  Humans have human growth hormones (HGH) that help us to grow. Mastitis Anyone? Some have proposed that increased milk production leads to...