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Hormones in Food.
I would like to know what foods have alot of hormones. I heard about meats but is there a certain type of meat? What else has high content of hormones.
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There is no evidence that supports the idea that you absorb hormones through your food. Hormones that do exist in our food, and I'm certainly not denying that they do, don’t seem to be absorbed directly by the body or have serious effects on adult humans.
In 2005, the FDA has concluded that the amount of hormone residue in our food is negligible compared to the amount that the adult body produces naturally. The FDA also supported the currently medical theory that most, if not all hormones in our food are not absorbed by the body intact, but broken down and treated as waste.
The idea that there is a link between hormones in beef and milk and early puberty is totally scientifically unsubstantiated, despite people trying to prove a connection since the 1980s. Early onset of puberty probably has more do with over-feeding several generations of women, then it does with what we are feeding them.
The rBGH (bovine growth hormone) the one you hear the most about, and in my opinion, it’s a pretty bad substance. The US is one of the few places where it is legal to use. But it’s not a pretty bad substance because it’s a hormone. It’s a bad substance because it has side effects in cows that can cause contamination and illness and be bad for both the cow and the human the product might get passed on to. That has nothing to do with it being a ‘hormone’, what it is is a hormone that can cause other illnesses in a cow that can be passed on to humans (not to mention it’s disgustingly abusive to the cow.)
Some other foods with lots of hormones in them are whole grains, pumpkin, zucchini, carrots, garlic, cabbage and soy, only their hormones are totally natural! Human beings didn’t put them there, they ALWAYS have had lots of hormones in them, and there is no reason to avoid them because it. They are still good and healthy foods for you.
I think it’s really admirable that you are thinking about where your food comes from, and it would definitely be a good idea to avoid growth hormones like rBGH in your beef, milk and occasionally poultry, but there is no reason to be more concerned or cautious then that. Just buy Buy rBGH-free or certified milk and dairy products if you are concerned.
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