Paul Saladino· MD
high animal protein intake excessively elevates insulin-like growth factor one which promotes cancer development that is a false statement
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
high animal protein intake excessively elevates insulin-like growth factor one which promotes cancer development that is a false statement
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high animal protein does not excessively elevate igf-1 i think that joel doesn't understand how igf-1 works and then to say that igf-1 promotes cancer development that's not true either that's not been shown conclusively in the research
You’re bringing an important point, which is that a number of people who go on a ketogenic diet tend to compensate by increasing their protein intake, which might actually put them at risk for exactly what you’re describing, increase IGF-1 signaling and increase actually risk of cancer.