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  1. I always try to up my game by learning the many ways plant-based diets benefit health and longevity. At the very least I can better defend my practices to family and friends, and occasionally help them get healthier or even halt a serious illness.
  2. There's new non-profit website up that posts summaries of studies from medical journals that demonstrate the benefits of plant-based diets. www.LongevitySpot.org
  3. I have seen statements in studies that say large amounts of soy protein will also upregulate IGF-1, but I don't think the upregulation is as pronounced as animal protein.
  4. A study published in the British Journal of Cancer in 2000 found that "intake of protein rich in essential amino acids was positively associated with serum IGF-I." IGF-1 has been shown in many studies to increase hormonal (like prostate and breast) cancer rates. I wonder if protein loading is a good idea at all, especially since its never been shown to increase muscle mass, which would be an easy thing to show in a trial if it worked. Allen NE, Appleby PN, Davey GK, Key TJ. Hormones and diet: low insulin-like growth factor-I but normal bioavailable androgens in vegan men. Br J Cancer. 2000 Jul;83(1):95-7.
  5. Here's a quote from the American Dietetic Association: Long-term high intakes of dietary protein (above 0.6 g/kg/day for a person with kidney disease not undergoing dialysis or above the Dietary Reference Intake for protein of 0.8 g/kg/ day for people with normal kidney function) from either animal or vegetables sources, may worsen existing chronic kidney disease or cause renal injury in those with normal renal function . This may be due to the higher glomerular filtration rate associated with a higher protein intake. Sounds like most people are exceeding the ADA upper limit regularly. I wonder about protein loading causing up-regulation of IGF-1 too, which would likely promote tumor growth.
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