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Growth Hormones Are A Health Issue
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The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext) - Washington, D.C.
Date: Jan 24, 1989
Start Page: a.23
Section: OP/ED
Text Word Count: 242

Please consider that we gulp down an astounding 82 million animals each week in this country. The effects of hormones such as estrogen and testosterone in meat are difficult to assess because they do not show up for some time. Diethylstilbestrol (DES) was banned when it was found to cause cancer, impotence, infertility, enlarged, tender breasts and changes in voice registers.

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