Is there a link between Obesity and hormonally treated Meat Products?

Actually, the "news" I consulted were the results of my search on the state of U.S. meat exports, in particular, U.S. beef, as a result of such exports being banned due to "Mad Cow Disease" being discovered a few years ago and the struggle the U.S. beef industry has endured to recapture export markets as a result. What I learned is the industry's goal to reach the export targets prior to said discovery has not been achieved, and with the E.U.'s (and Switzerland's) proposed bans, it appears unlikely the industry will recapture certain export markets in the near term. Given the above background, the E.U. supports its position with the results of an independent study which it claims proves long-term ingestion of growth hormone treated meat products is harmful. I then began to ponder what the likely effects would be on the consumer of growth hormone treated meats via a long-term, life long diet of such products. That led to the question I posed in my discussion.

Thank you for sharing that information. That is very interesting to know. I know having meats is not good for the digestive system as a friend of mine told me but did not think of it having to do with obesity unless you eat it too much. I will to have keep this in mind when eating meats.

I agree there must be a link between the two also. If one actually took a moment to read the content labels provided on consumables, I think one would be surprised to learn the the levels of sugar and sodium contained in many of the products. Thank you for taking the time to respond to my query.