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Hormones in milk

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Stansgran Thu 07-Jul-16 17:21:55

My preteenager DGD has said she does not drink milk because there are hormones in it and they make her spotty. Is this true of uk milk? I know that in the USA there are or have been serious problems of hormones in cattle but I don't know if there is anything googleable up to date and local .all I've found is info from ten years ago. Any advice please as I feel she is growing bones and teeth still and needs calcium.

Faye Sat 09-Jul-16 10:50:56

When DD1 was around 14/15 I was advised to give her full cream milk instead of skim milk. Within a week she had acne on her face and beginning to appear down her back. I knew it was the milk because nothing else had changed in her diet, she reverted back to skim milk and it quickly cleared up. I believe milk is a cause of acne for some teenagers. If I was in that position now I would not give my children dairy. DD2 was highly allergic to dairy through her childhood, there are other foods.

Dairy without added hormones, still contains natural hormones. I can't see dairy as a healthy food and there are more healthy alternatives for calcium.

Anya Sat 09-Jul-16 11:57:03

Hormones in Milk; Fact/Fiction

Decide for yourself

Nelliemoser Sat 09-Jul-16 12:07:39

Elegran Thanks! I was fairly sure they had been banned in the UK long ago.

But by eating cheese and cream etc you would still be consuming the same milk with all it's benefits and potential hormones.

Stansgran Sat 09-Jul-16 18:46:38

Thanks Anya. I'm not pushing her to drink milk but she mentioned seasonal increase. She's in Switzerland so they don't follow eu rules . Loads of broccoli then.