Hormones or not, keep drinking milk

I really don't drink milk at all any more. I would rather get my calcium from green vegetable

No. I have seen to credible reason to fear growth hormones given to cows to produce milk. People tend to show fear for what is not easily understood and in the case of growth hormone and cows, this is especially true. There is no increased level of growth hormone in the milk of cows given growth hormone. Even if it were to be present, it would be cow growth hormone which might not even have an effect on humans. However, no testing can determine any difference between the milk of cows given growth hormone and those given none. That raises a few points to ponder. First, if we can find no difference in the milk with our fancy science, why fear it. Second, if we can find no difference in the milk with our fancy science, who can tell you if the milk you buy as non-hormone milk was really derived from cows not given growth hormone? It is more effective to use growth hormone, so a farmer producing milk labeled as 'no growth hormone' could give growth hormone to the cows, increase their milk production, and still charge you more for it. There is no way for anyone to prove he used growth hormone in the milk he sends to you because --modern science can't detect any difference in the milk produced. Third, if someone did commit fraud in mislabeling milk and selling it as hormone-free.. and if you were able to catch him injecting one of the cows with hormones -- how would you determine what the scope of his fraud was.H How could you prove that it wasn't just this one cow? Seems silly to me.

Yes, that is why we don't drink milk in my house. If we do, we buy organic. In reality, there is not that big of a price difference. The milk tastes a lot better too.

I already do pay more for buying milk that is not only hormone-free, but no antibiotics are used as well as no dangerous pesticides. If you haven't guess it already, I buy Horizon Organic Milk, and have been doing so for over a decade now (boy, has it really been that long? LOL) Not only is it good for you, it tastes better too!

Most of the time the milk that I buy is from Wal-mart, so I am getting milk without the growth hormones anyway and at a lower price than the other brands.

You mention your body can only absorb 500 mil of calcium at a time.... what amount of "time"? 24 hours? 6 hours? I ask as I was under the understanding that 1200 mil a day of calcium (for my age - older!) and take magnesium as it helps your body to absorbe the calcium better and faster and more of it. I take 600 in am 600 in pm to get the 1200 a day. what am i missing?

Yes, growth hormone, or any hormone concerns me. Why should I drink something unnatural to my body? Our bodies have enough to deal with in this chemical/pollution saturated world without deliberately adding to it.

Well, I have heard that the Milk out there without the hormones is supposed to be better for you, but how can people be willing to pay more than what they already pay for milk? I know here in the Seattle area, I am leary of it due to price, and unproven reasons. So for me, probably not, but I am sure there are a lot who would and will, and that is why they are considering carryinf that item soon.

I buy milk from Sam's Club all the time. I don't know if it's the same milk, it says "Swiss Dairy" on it. I either drink milk or eat yogurt or ice cream to get most of my calcium. But, I also eat a lot of leafy green vegetables, too, which also have a lot of calcium. As for vitamin D, one good thing about being fair skin is that I get a good dose by just going out in the sun for 15 to 30 minutes a day, so I don't worry about that. I am not concerned about a lot of things in my food because I have to eat and I'm not going to live forever. If there were any studies that directly say that these things definitely contribute to certain diseases, then I would think twice.

That would definitely concern me but we hear alot of times that we must take in vitamin D in our milk for our health. I used to never drink white milk but as I have aged, I heard that it helps to keep our bones strong, so I drink more of it now because of osteoporosis possibilities.

well THAT is good news. Bravo for Walmart. I am impressed, and frankly I am also surprised. yes the hormones that are found in milk does concern me, and I have been spending more for non horomonal milk when i can find it. I would prefer to purchase the organic for the lack of hormones and other additives, but rarely could afford such a luxury.

I don't drink a whole lot of milk. I don't like the taste of it it plain and my stomach doesn't like it anymore either. We buy organic milk a lot for our daughter; it is more expensive though. You get a half gallon for about the price of a whole gallon of regular milk.

I do buy hormone free milk- a local supplier where I live provides it...and they sell at all of the major and minor stores around. It is easy to get and yes I think it does cost a little more than the other brands. It tastes better, too, though IMO. That said- we don't drink a whole lot of milk for other reasons...and calcium can be obtained through other foods with a much higher content than milk anyway.