Does consuming poultry injected with growth hormones harm humans?
Posted on | August 31, 2009 |
I have heard that in certain countries poultry is injected with growth hormones for early and enhanced growth. If they are hormones, they should break down in our intestine during protein digestion. But they are considered responsible for hefty builts of some people consuming the products. Is that true?
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August 31st, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
My daughter’s pediatrician said that early development in adolescents is largely caused by the hormones added to poultry, cattle’s diet. My little girl started having breast development at age 8yrs, and started her period at age 9yrs!!!!!!
If this isn’t proof enough, I don’t know what else is!!!!!!!!!!
August 31st, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
Yes, they affect people that eat them too. Why do you tink that girls and boys develop so much faster than they used to before they started injecting homones into animals.
August 31st, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
It just so happens that glove and shoe sizes in women began to enlarge after hundreds of years with no change after our livestock began hormone growth treatments. Some countries believe that it does harm huimans (cancer) etc. .They don’t import US meat.
August 31st, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
It is true, but in western countries the levels of hormones given to poultry is "supposed" to be regulated and tested for compliance. I was not aware they were injected however, I thought it was mixed in with feed. In some poorer countries overuse of hormones coupled with high consumption of affected meat has led to such ‘nice’ side effects as young boys developing breasts and stunted levels of testosterone hampering development at puberty.
August 31st, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
When it comes to animals other than cows, the situation isn’t quite as grim. According to the FDA’s National Center for Veterinary Medicine, no hormones are approved as growth promoters for chickens or pigs (zeranol is approved for fed lambs). And while farmers also use another category of hormones called estro-synchronization products, designed to make animals give birth at the same time, these are approved only for sheep and cattle and, again, not for chickens and pigs.
August 31st, 2009 @ 7:29 pm
yes, I heard that a study found that the hormones in food is making kids go through puberty earlier, I certainly have noticed kids that too you ng to be developed or started their periods way early. how weird