Thursday, April 14, 2016

Milk consumption and cancer


During this week I searched articles related to milk consumption in patients with cancer. I think that "milk" is a very controversial topic because there are articles that mention that milk is a food that prevents cancer and a rich source of energy, protein, calcium and vitamin D, which are essential nutrients for patients who already have cancer, other articles say that milk shouldn't be consumed because it generates metastasis, increases symptoms and can cause disease recurrence.

The main problem is that we now live in a highly industrialized world where cows are injected with hormones to increase milk production. Companies are using recombinant growth hormones in cows. This hormone can increase milk production by 20%. According to WHO, the injection of this hormone increases the concentration of IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor-1) in milk.

IGF-1 causes the cells divide and reproduce, but doesn't distinguish cancer cells from healthy cells. 


According to information, I would recommend consumption of organic milk to get all the nutrients that milk provides, but this type of milk isn't processed hygienically and the body of the patient with cancer is susceptible to disease, so it's better to wait during the treatment (surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy) of the disease without milk and choose coconut, soy, almond or rice milk and long after you can consume organic milk.

Several options to replace cow's milk.

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