What foods cause precocious puberty?

Many female friends who have just become mothers do not understand how to take care of their children, so they appear to be in a panic. In fact, baby milk powder is also a key factor that needs attention. Not only the nutritional content of the milk powder itself, but also whether the milk powder you choose contains hormones, so as to avoid causing precocious puberty in your children.

1. Will milk powder cause precocious puberty?

The report that "milk powder may cause precocious puberty in baby girls" has attracted widespread attention. So, does infant formula really lead to precocious puberty?

Experts say that there is currently no conclusive evidence that consuming infant formula leads to precocious puberty, and it is impossible to add hormones to infant formula to cause precocious puberty in infants. "If adding hormones to infant formula can lead to precocious puberty, then tens of thousands of babies across the country will suffer from precocious puberty. No company would be stupid enough to do this. It would be tantamount to self-destruction for the company." The current reports of individual babies suffering from precocious puberty due to consuming Synutra milk powder are purely coincidental. It is recommended that these infants should go to a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination immediately to make a correct judgment.

2. If I take birth control pills during breastfeeding, will my child suffer from precocious puberty?

A child who is exclusively breastfed and has never eaten any formula milk suddenly shows signs of precocious puberty such as breast development. After repeated recollections, the mother felt that the only possible reason was that she had taken birth control pills.

If children consume foods or medicines containing estrogen, it may cause breast enlargement. Among them, birth control pills are the most serious one. "If mothers take hormone-containing medications all year round, young children can easily absorb excessive amounts of estrogen through their mother's breast milk. Therefore, we also recommend that breastfeeding mothers use hormone-containing medications as little as possible." Doctors also specifically remind breastfeeding mothers to try not to use cosmetics during breastfeeding, especially cosmetics containing hormones or heavy metals, which can be passed to the baby through the mother's breast milk.

During breastfeeding, mothers should not consume alcoholic beverages, medicines, unfresh vegetables, and eat less MSG. Before the baby is 3 months old, if the mother consumes excessive MSG while taking a high-protein diet, a large amount of sodium glutamate will enter the baby's body through breast milk, reducing the baby's absorption of "zinc".

3. Will excessive exposure to sunlight lead to precocious puberty?

Excessive light that can lead to precocious puberty can come from both sunlight and lights, especially the widespread use of artificial lights. Unnatural light has a greater effect. Long-term exposure to light from television and computer screens may also cause precocious puberty in children.

The reason why excessive light exposure can cause precocious puberty in children is that light affects the normal functioning of the pineal gland, an endocrine organ in the brain. The pineal gland can secrete a large amount of melatonin at night when the human body enters a sleeping state. This hormone is most secreted from 11 pm to the early morning of the next day, and stops secreting when there is light after dawn.

Moreover, the pineal gland has a characteristic that as soon as the eyes see the light source, the secretion of melatonin will be inhibited or stop. The human pineal gland generally develops to its peak in middle childhood, inhibiting the premature development of the gonads; but from the age of 7 to 10, the pineal gland begins to gradually degenerate, and sexual function slowly increases. Therefore, if children are exposed to too much light, the secretion of melatonin in the pineal gland will be reduced, causing sleep disorders, which may lead to the premature secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone, thus leading to precocious puberty.

The above is a detailed introduction to what foods can cause precocious puberty. Even some foods containing hormones can cause precocious puberty. Mothers should not take contraceptives during breastfeeding, otherwise it will cause precocious puberty in their babies.