On Sat, 4 May 2002 13:29:47 -0400, Tom Barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Does anyone have a source for the kind of hormones and other additives from
>feed that end up in "store-bought" meat? What are the health risks
>associated with the increased consumption from a paleo diet? Are some meats
>safer than others? (ie: chicken vs. beef)

The bottom line is that it may make very little difference if you eat
hormone-treated meat (read your typical supermarmet meat) and
so-called organic or range-fed meat; it is odd
people get worried about this when there are much worse
sources out there (like potatos and beans).

http://www.stats.org/statswork/puberty-latimes.htm

  The beef that results has far less estrogen in it than many common
  foods. For example, said Beckett, a 3-ounce piece of beef from a steer
  without added hormones has 1.2 nanograms of estrogen. (A nanogram is
  one-billionth of a gram.) The same amount of beef from an implant-treated
  steer has 1.9 nanograms. In comparison, 3 ounces of
  potato have 225 nanograms and peas have 340 nanograms.


Philip Thrift
http://www.geocities.com/PaleoFitness