estrogen your body produces, and estrogens in our food.

[charlesriley]

Table 5 shows the nanograms of estrogenic activity in 1 pound of common foods. Foods eaten every day have much greater amounts of estrogen than beef.


Table 5. Estrogenic activity of common foods.

Food
Estrogenic activity in nanograms/lb of food

Soybean oil
908,000

Cabbage
10,896

Eggs
15,890

Milk
59

Beef from pregnant cow
636

Beef from implanted cattle
10

Beef from non-implanted cattle
7

Adapted from Preston, 1997.



Table 6 shows the daily production of estrogen in humans and the amount in implanted beef. The amount of estrogen consumed from eating beef is minuscule compared to what we produce in our bodies every day. The FDA has concluded the estradiol content in implanted beef is insignificant and of no safety risk. In addition, the FDA requires no withdrawal period prior to slaughter.


Table 6. Estrogen produced, nanograms per day.

Item
Estrogen produced, nanograms/day

Pregnant woman
90,000,000

Non-pregnant woman
5,000,000

Adult man
100,000

Pre-pubertal children
40,000

3 oz beef from implanted cow
1.9

Adapted from Preston, 1997.

[MotoLifter]

ok.... are you inferring something by these statistics? drawing cnclusions? forming a thesis that you are going to prove or disprove? im alil confused...

I would like to see what other studies have to say on the subject. possibly newer studies.

interesting none the less though


Moto

[kalspic]

deffinatly interesting

[boz]

where were these facts pulled from?