The truth about fresh milk causing early puberty in children

Consuming cow's milk with excess growth hormones can lead to early puberty.

Daily fresh milk is an important source of nutritional supplements, but at the same time, it is suspected to be one of the causes of early puberty in children (recognized by the milestone of the appearance of gender characteristics in boys under 9 years old and girls under 8 years old). Is this true or not?

Consuming cow's milk with excess growth hormones can lead to early puberty.

Currently, many scientific studies have proven that early puberty in children has many causes. Besides other causes such as living environment, unbalanced diet, psychological disorders; frequent consumption of unsafe food is one of the most noticeable causes.

Is there a risk from fresh milk?

Nowadays, foods used in daily life such as meat, vegetables, fruits, etc. are used with many growth stimulants; therefore, it has significantly affected early puberty in children.

However, it is worth noting that the use of cow's milk with excess growth hormones can lead to early puberty. Thus, the direct cause affecting the quality of fresh milk for children is the abuse of growth hormones widely used in industrial foods to promote animal growth.

Dairy cows raised by industrial methods are often raised in barns and fed industrial feed mixed with growth hormones, even injected with growth hormones such as bGH, rbGH to help the cows grow quickly and produce more milk. At that time, the milk produced also contains a residual amount of hormones.

Need to recognize the source of real fresh milk

Fresh milk plays an indispensable role in the development of children from an early age because fresh milk contains essential nutrients for the child's body such as protein, calcium, vitamins and minerals... Providing enough protein for children will help enhance the process of nutrient metabolism, enough calcium has the effect of strengthening the skeletal system, teeth, helping children grow taller as well as enhancing the child's ability to concentrate.

Therefore, when choosing fresh milk for children, mothers need to carefully read the packaging to clearly understand the origin of the milk. For example, in some countries where the land area, soil or climate are not "favored" for raising dairy cows, there is not enough natural grass for cows, forcing farms to use additional industrial feed to promote the growth of cows to produce milk. These are problems that some countries with hot and humid climates in Asia are facing.

On the contrary, in countries like Australia, New Zealand or Ireland, there are many pastures for cows to be raised naturally, not confined in barns, with a cool climate all year round, the health of the cows will limit diseases, which will reduce the abuse of growth hormones or antibiotics in cow feed.

Therefore, parents need to pay special attention to distinguishing the origin of fresh milk for their children because this is one of the important foods that affect the development of children. In particular, the direct impact on milk quality is not only on the cow breed but also on peripheral factors such as geographical location, climate conditions and farming practices.

The modern generation of parents need to be more careful about choosing food for their children. Don't force your children to take supplements, appetite stimulants, milk with growth stimulants, etc. just because you are worried that your children will be skinny or shorter than their friends. This will have a strong impact on the sex hormones of children who develop rapidly during this period. The best way is still to apply a balanced diet, exercise and have a habit of exercising to develop height and physique.

According to VOV