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    Drinking milk does not cause cancer

    • Last Update: 2021-06-29
    • Source: Internet
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    Data source: "Journal of Nutrition" 2010 Vol.


    32 No.
    5 (Author: Yang Yuexin, Ge Keyou)


    In recent days, claims such as "drinking milk can cause cancer" have been circulating on the Internet
    .


    Is milk harmful to health? Has the nutritional value of milk been exaggerated? Question 1: Is IGF-1 in milk a carcinogen?[Response] The content of milk is far less than the amount produced by the body itself, and there is no authoritative argument that it is carcinogenic .
    The net article stated that "IGF-1 in milk can stimulate the active growth and reproduction of cancer cells, leading to prostate cancer and breast cancer .
    "What substance is IGF-1? Professor Yang Yuexin, vice chairman of the Chinese Nutrition Society and deputy director of the National Dairy Standards Committee, told reporters that the full name of IGF-1 is insulin-like No.


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