Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin
Level 3 — Contested
Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.
Also: rBST, rBGH, bovine growth hormone, Posilac
Where you'll see it
non-organic conventional dairy (milk, cheese, butter, milk powder exported worldwide)
What the research says
Synthetic growth hormone given to dairy cows raises milk IGF-1, a growth factor implicated in breast and prostate cancer. rBST also drives udder inflammation in cows, requiring antibiotic use that further contaminates milk and the human microbiome.
[metabolical] Synthetic growth hormone given to dairy cows raises milk IGF-1, a growth factor implicated in breast and prostate cancer. rBST also drives udder inflammation in cows, requiring antibiotic use that further contaminates milk and the human microbiome.
Regulatory status
- Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary
Sources
- Metabolical (Lustig) — Chapter 20: rBST induces a hormone called IGF-1, which boosts a cow's milk production by 15 percent… IGF-1 is also a growth factor associated with human breast and prostate cancer