Food Truths from Farm to Table by Michele Payn

Author:Michele Payn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ABC-CLIO

24. Is Meat Messing with Your Hormones?

PUMPING UP THE MEAT

When I was a teenager, I drew comic cows. These cows often had big muscles—biceps like Olympic athletes. I drew them because they were cute—and as a 5'5" female, I know how strong cattle can be. Never did I consider that someday people would think farm animals are “pumped up” on drugs.

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Food Truth

Hormones are in everything.

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I have since learned that apparently people think cows are on crazy amounts of steroids. That is not the case. It’s also not the case with chickens, turkeys, or pigs.

Yes, your bacon, burger, chicken wings, turkey breast, and brats all have hormones. Hormones are in all food.

The big questions and food myths:

Is my meat pumped full of hormones?

Are hormones only used to help a farmer make money?

Aren’t hormones making animals huge and hurting their health?

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