[devy]

Definitely! Growth hormone (rbGH/rbGT) used in American diary products has been prevalent for decades where those were forbidden in Canada and Europe. FDA practically turned a blind eye on this (and later research proven FDA's screwed-up) and nowadays market and producers are taking self-regulating approach. [1]

[1]: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/issues/1044/rbgh/about-r...

And this is just one of hundreds if not thousands FDA mishaps out there. The lobbying influence is BAD.

[JamesBarney]

Do you have any links you could share that show cow hgh increases human igf-1 levels meaningfully?

I went to the article but it mentioned a change was detectable but didn't link to the study.

[m0zg]

Of course they don't have any links, because studies proving this don't exist. Another little known fact: even _human_ growth hormone is utterly pointless to consume orally: it gets destroyed by stomach acid. That's why people who take it go through the trouble of injecting it.

I also don't think I've ever seen dairy in store that doesn't come from cows "not treated with rBST". I don't buy organic unless the price is roughly the same, and for milk it's easily double, so I don't buy organic milk.

But even if it did boost igf-1 a tad, that'd be freaking great. People would start growing muscle, losing weight, etc.