Estrogen For Breakfast

A recent publication of the Journal of Agriculture
and Food Chemistry (2006 Dec 27;54(26):9785-91)
compared estrogen levels in raw/unpasteurized milk to
processed milk and found some disturbing surprises.

A group of Dutch scientists (Malekinejad H, et. al.)
investigated various levels of steroid hormones in milk
(estrone, 17alpha-estradiol, 17beta-estradiol, and estriol).

Here is what the researchers found:

"The lowest and highest concentrations were determined in
raw milk from nonpregnant and from cows in the third trimester
of gestation, respectively. The estrogen concentration in
processed milk coincides with that of raw milk between first
and second trimesters, reflecting the contribution of lactating
pregnant cows to the final consumable product."

The scientists concluded:

"The daily intake of total investigated estrogens through milk
is 372 ng, which is dramatically more than currently recognized."

Dramatically more. Consider that before pouring cow's milk into
the next bowl of cereal to be eaten by your own little girl,
niece, cousin, sister, mother, or any woman in your life who
should not be exposing more steroid hormones to her system than
are normally produced by her own body. The consequences are many,
and they include issues ranging from early sexual maturity to
increased probability of uterine, ovarian, and breast cancers.

Please say "NO" to estrogen. Please say "NotMilk!"

Robert Cohen
http://www.notmilk.com
i4crob@...