Hormone Free Beef

Americans love their beef, with over 35 million cattle slaughtered to provide for US consumers every year, the cattle industry has become a billion dollar business. In an effort to increase profits and meet the demand, over two thirds of all cattle raised for slaughter are injected with some form of growth hormones to make them grow faster. Hormone use increases the profits for the beef industry and has won approval and support from the USDA and FDA but is this practice really safe for consumers? In response to this concern more and more people are turning to hormone free beef, not willing to take the risk. The question of whether these hormones are really safe or not is one that has been raised by many scientists and activists worldwide, and as a result of these concerns in 1988 the European Union banned the sale of hormone laced beef from the US. Scientists from Europe have found that six hormones in treated beef pose a risk to consumers, disrupting their hormonal balances and causing an array of health problems. hormone free beef does not contain any of these hormones and as such poses none of these risks when consumed by humans.

Three of these hormones Oestradiol, Progesterone and Testosterone are naturally occurring while the other three are manmade they are Melengestrol, Trenbolone and Zeranol. There is some question as to whether there is enough residue left in the meat to cause issues with the human reproductive system as well as being the cause of colon, breast and prostate cancer, problems that are not seen in people who eat only hormone free beef. Among the other reasons to eat only hormone free beef is that meat with hormone residue has been show to bring about the early onset of puberty in girls which may put them at risk for developing breast and other forms of cancer. Not only does hormones in the meat itself have a potential to cause problems, but those that pass through the cows system and into their manure shows signs of causing ecological problems.

With so many large factory type farms the massive amounts of manure allows the hormones to contaminate the surface water and leach down into the groundwater systems. From here it washes through the aquifer into our streams and rivers where it has a significant impact on both the reproductive systems of the fish and causes some serious gender issues. These are more problems that could easily be avoided by switching to raising nothing but hormone free beef. If all of these issues surrounding beef that is full of hormones has you thinking about eating only hormone free beef you need a good place to order it since your chances of finding it in your local grocery store are pretty slim. To order the some of the best hormone free beef that is raised completely naturally go to Piedmont Ranches where you can order a variety of packages to suit your needs that will be delivered to your door.