Soy milk has long been a favorite drink of Vietnamese people, not only in adults but also children love.Soy milk provides plant protein, fiber, vitamins ...
However, recently, there are many concerns that soy milk can cause early puberty in children, making many parents hesitate to use their children.Is this correct?Listen to the analysis of a nutritionist.
Can soy milk cause early puberty?
MSc Dang Ngoc Hung
MSc Dang Ngoc Hung (Research and Nutrition Consulting Institute) said: "Early puberty is one of the issues that parents are very concerned about. However, there are also many misunderstandings about the cause of puberty early. In particular, obesity is considered the most important factor, while the sidesFoods like Soy milk is not the cause of this problem".
According to BS.Hung, soy milk does not contain hormones related to gender as many people worry.Instead, it contains isoflavone - a compound with similar effects of estrogen hormone, not strong enough to cause early puberty.Scientific research has shown that the consumption of soy does not affect the child's puberty process.Therefore, parents can rest assured for their children to drink soy milk to supplement nutrients.
The potential water causes early puberty
Instead of worrying about soy milk, parents should be alert to some types of drinking water that can puberty early such as carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks, bottled fruit juice.
1. Business water carbonated
According to research from the Children's Nutrition Institute in Germany, carbonated soft drinks are high in sugar and preservatives that can make it easy for children to gain weight, leading to the risk of obesity - a factor that causes early puberty, especially in babiesgirl.In addition, carbonated soft drinks can weaken the height development of children due to negative effects on muscles and bones.
2. Water energy increasing
Dr.BS Manny Alvarez (Medical School, Hackensack America University) warned that energy drinks contain high amounts of caffeine, causing many side effects such as hypertension, anxiety, insomnia, and makes children prone to obesity., leading to early puberty.
3. Bottled fruit juice
Drinks that contain high sugar not only cause weight gain but also can negatively affect the development of hormones, increasing the risk of early puberty in children.
With canned fruit juice, they contain a lot of sugar and artificial sweets, making it easier for them to gain weight, increasing the risk of early puberty.
Early puberty will cause children to face the harmful effects both physically and mentally.
- In terms of physiology, early puberty affects height development.Early development means that the development of the skeletal system becomes shorter, although the height increases sharply in the early stages, it may eventually reach only 155-160 cm.
- Girls with early puberty due to early hormonal disorders causing polycystic ovary syndrome will affect the fertility of the baby later.
- Psychologically, children who have puberty early when they grow up will feel shy, lack of confidence compared to their peers.
In particular, early puberty will lead to early love and early sex trend before adulthood.This can cause scary consequences such as unwanted pregnancy, many times of abortion ...
How do children give up the need to use harmful drinks?
Doctor Le Quang Hao (Vietnam National Institute of Nutrition) recommends that to help children stay away from harmful drinks, parents should:
- Building a healthy diet, supplementing with natural fruit juice or delicious herb water.
- Eliminate carbonated drinks from children's menu, should not be too strict but should guide children to choose good drinks.
- Enhance physical activity for children to maintain reasonable weight and encourage height development.
- Change the lifestyle of the family for children to study, do not store carbonated drinks in the house.