Does milk contain hormones

Milk is a drink that many people like to drink. No matter whether they are men, women, young or old, drinking milk has certain benefits for their health. However, many people are also worried about the hormones in milk. In fact, this worry is completely unnecessary because there are no hormones in milk. Of course, there are many benefits of drinking milk. Next, I will introduce you to some relevant knowledge about milk!

1. Does milk contain hormones?

First of all, milk does contain hormones. All animals (including humans) make hormones, and they are found in all of our tissues and secretions. So all animal products we consume (including breast milk) contain hormones. People are mainly concerned about two hormones in milk: growth hormones and sex hormones.

Regarding growth hormones, in some countries, the use of growth hormones in animal husbandry is allowed. In our country, the production and use of growth hormone is not allowed. Due to the animal's own secretion, low levels of hormones will still be retained in the milk.

Regarding sex hormones, they are naturally secreted by animals and exist in milk. Hormone secretion levels of lactating animals fluctuate during the lactation period. Some people believe that dairy farmers inject estrogen into cows to stimulate milk production, but this actually inhibits milk production and is absolutely prohibited by regulations.

2. What effects does processing have on milk hormones?

Growth hormone is easily destroyed by normal milk processing, but most other hormones remain intact during processing. There is no difference in hormone content between conventional and organic milk. In fact, the hormone content in human breast milk is 10-20 times higher than that in cow's milk.

Growth hormone BST is essentially a protein and will be naturally digested by the human digestive system. Although the growth hormone IGF-1 is not digested, the amount of IGF-1 in milk is negligible compared to the amount contained in the human body.

The amount of sex hormones people ingest from dairy products is extremely low. The amount of estrogen produced by a child every day is at least hundreds of times that contained in a liter of milk, so the estrogen in milk is negligible.

3. Benefits of drinking milk

Milk is a well-known nutritious beverage with good health and medical value. Milk is a complete protein food and plays an important role in the formation and development of brain marrow and nerves. The cholesterol content in milk fat is lower than that in meat and eggs, and it has the effect of lowering cholesterol in the body. Milk can neutralize stomach acid and prevent it from irritating the ulcer surface. Therefore, drinking milk has a good therapeutic effect on gastrointestinal ulcers, especially gastric and duodenal ulcers.

Frozen milk can cause blood vessels to constrict and can also stop bleeding from gastrointestinal ulcers. "Yogurt" made from fermented milk can protect the human body from and reduce the harm of toxic substances, stimulate the secretion of gastric juice, and enhance the gastrointestinal digestion function. It is most suitable for people with liver disease, gastrointestinal disease, the weak, and infants and young children to drink.

It is also reported that the choline content in yogurt is particularly high, which can regulate the cholesterol concentration in the body. At the same time, because yogurt contains orotic acid, it can inhibit the liver from producing cholesterol and reduce the attachment of cholesterol to the blood vessel walls, thereby reducing the total cholesterol content in the blood. Therefore, people with cardiovascular diseases can benefit greatly from taking yogurt.