Cow's milk is a staple in refrigerator. We start our lives with milk, whether breast milk or cow's milk. Recently, the potential risk of hormone injection to cows and the resultant milk has been news. Does the milk change significantly? Are there risks of milk from hormone injected cows?
The risks of milk from "growth hormone injected" cows are miniscule, so says the scientific community. In fact, there is no good data to support the harm. This may very well be because not much research has been done, and it may be an unknown!
Consider the following facts about cows, growth hormone and milk. The cows injected with horomones are also more likely to have had antibiotics. Again, the question arises, does the antibiotic use pose a harm to the person drinking especially the babies? How would the tiny doses of antibiotics or growth hormone affect the gut flora and eventual health?
The argument against any harmful effects has been based on tiny amounts of these growth hormnones or antibiotics etc eventually appearing in milk. Studies with a large number of patients would have to be done to discern significant impact.
One personal and anecdotal observation (not a scientific study) is that children of first generation immigrants (especially those from Asia) tend to be much taller than their parents. Is it simply because they are getting better nutrition than their parents had in their home countries? Or there is something in the diet they are consuming that makes them taller? I have no idea but I am we could all speculate and debate.
What do you think about hormones or antiotics to cows? What are your thoughts on my observation? Have you seen similar or disimilar experience? Please share your thoughts.
