Do you ever wonder how some chicken companies get those chicken breasts so big and juicy (don't be a perv lol)? Well it is the hormones that are injected into our animal proteins. Hence, why do you think we see our young maturing females developing (mammaries) at a younger and younger age every year? Hmmmm......
Why are hormones used in food production?
Certain hormones can make young animals gain weight faster. They help reduce the waiting time and the amount of feed eaten by an animal before slaughter in meat industries. In dairy cows, hormones can be used to increase milk production. Thus, hormones can increase the profitability of the meat and dairy industries.
Why are consumers concerned about hormones in foods?
While a variety of hormones are produced by our bodies and are essential for normal development of healthy tissues, synthetic steroid hormones used as pharmaceutical drugs, have been found to affect cancer risk. For example, diethylstilbestrol (DES), a synthetic estrogen drug used in the 1960s was withdrawn from use after it was found to increase the risk of vaginal cancer in daughters of treated women. Lifetime exposure to natural steroid hormone estrogen is also associated with an increased risk for breast cancer (see BCERF Fact Sheet #09 Estrogen and Breast Cancer Risk: What is the Relationship?). Hence, consumers are concerned about whether they are being exposed to hormones used to treat animals, and whether these hormones affect human health. We try to address this complex issue based on scientific evidence that is currently available.
Tell me what you think about this :)Here is a great article!!
http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/Factsheet/Diet/fs37.hormones.cfm
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