Infants Growing Breasts--Linked to Infant Formula

Today, I’d like to share an alarming story reported in The Huffington Post by John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America: Infants in China have been growing breasts. The three affected female babies are between 4 and 15 months old.

According to the newspaper initially reported in the Chinese Daily, the evidence overwhelmingly points to infant formula as the culprit, indicating adult levels of estrogen in the babies that seems to stem from the formula.

The infant formula maker is taking no responsibility for the high estrogen. A former representative of the dairy association in the country blames the lack of controls for hormones used in the feed of dairy cows. Wang Dingmian, former chairman of the dairy association states: “Since a regulation forbidding the use of hormones to cultivate livestock has yet to be drawn up in China it would be lying to say nobody uses it.” If high levels of estrogen are found in the feed, from my perspective, the dairy industry and the company manufacturing the infant formula need to show some accountability.

The use of bovine growth hormone in the feed of cows raised for dairy production is common in many countries, not just in China. However the seriousness of the situation is clearly evident in these babies.

Excessive levels of estrogen can be linked to premature breast development but may also be linked with: increased cancer risk, particularly breast cancer; excessive fat; water and sodium retention, among others.

Isn’t it time to get the synthetic hormones out of the feed of animals, particularly those in which the dairy or meat will be consumed by humans? These babies are innocent victims of a serious industry-wide problem.

Learn more about the problems linked to dairy consumption in my article, 11 Reasons to Stop Eating Dairy. To learn more about toxins in other places you might not suspect, read: 8 Toxins Lurking in Your Fabric Softener and 6 Natural Alternatives to Fabric Softeners.

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Akay B.

9:26AM PDT on Mar 11, 2012

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Ryder W.

11:28AM PST on Feb 26, 2012

don't have kids if you have a problem with feeding them naturally.

Trudy K.

3:21PM PST on Feb 21, 2012

I have always believed that one reason our children have reached puberty sooner with successive generations is due to all the hormones that is put in our food, whether we know it or not. This is not just China's problem, it is factory farming around the world trying to make the quick buck, yen, euro or whatever currency. Of course no one will take responsibility as long as we allow it.

Jerry t.

1:28PM PST on Feb 21, 2012

So we're back to buyer beware! This is evolution? Thanks, all you lobbyists.

Joe R.

1:06PM PST on Feb 21, 2012

Quite disturbing!

Vanessa B.

12:43PM PST on Feb 21, 2012

Scary!!

Victor J.

6:47AM PST on Feb 21, 2012

Further proof that they see us as Sheeple

colleen p.

3:46AM PST on Feb 21, 2012

Jon C.

do you mean countries -IN- South American and Africa. or do you think Africa and South America are a country?

Melissah C.

5:07PM PST on Jan 4, 2011

thanks

Trish K.

5:44PM PDT on Sep 15, 2010

Excessive estrogen in my body required the removal of both breast. I was a life long drinker of milk. No more milk , Soy.
Very little meat now because of the hormones and antibiotics.
We have to protect the children of this world. Keep hormones and all the other junk out of formula. Not every woman can breast feed but even if you can't read bring a friend to the store to help you pick out the best formula for the baby.