| The approval by the FDA to use BGH (Bovine | | | | human bloodstream. It is important to note that |
| Growth Hormone) to increase the amount of milk | | | | IGF-1 promotes the transformation of human |
| produced per cow is just the icing on the cake | | | | breast cells into cancerous cells. IGF-1 is an |
| for an already bleak scenario. BGH causes an in | | | | already intact growth factor for existing cancer |
| crease in insulin like growth factor (IGF-1) in the | | | | cells. BGH also causes cows to have increased |
| milk of cows receiving this dreadful hormone. | | | | rates of infections. Of course, regular doses of |
| IGF-1 survives milk processing (pasteurization and | | | | antibiotics help to alleviate this phenomenon.But |
| homogenization) and is easily absorbed into the | | | | what about my calcium? |