Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Livestock drug, banned in 160 nations, still legal and widely used in USA


Livestock drug, banned in 160 nations, still legal and widely used in USA

You are most likely ingesting a livestock drug Not Safe for Human Consumption if you eat beef or pork or poultry.

AlterNet | Martha Rosenberg | While researchers and scientists investigate the cause of our diabetes, obesity, asthma and ADHD epidemics, they should ask why the FDA approved a livestock drug banned in 160 nations and responsible for hyperactivity, muscle breakdown and 10 percent mortality in pigs, according to angry farmers who phoned the manufacturer.

The beta agonist ractopamine, a repartitioning agent that increases protein synthesis, was recruited for livestock use when researchers found the drug, used in asthma, made mice more muscular says Beef magazine.

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