Re: Are Carbs the Enemy? ADA Diabetes Forecast weighs in

On Mar 8, 8:11 am, Susan <su...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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On 3/8/2011 4:56 AM, Chris Malcolm wrote:

Why do you consider a raised IGF-1 level dangerous and scary? It's a
natural response to raised protein levels in the diet, and facilitates
the use of that protein in bodily repair functions, muscle growth,
etc..

Exactly. There's quite a lot of literature about direct harm from low IGF1.

Susan

We are not talking about a decreased IGF at abnormally low levels but
a super physiological increased that's diet induced. Too little
insulin is not a good think nor is too much.

I've even seen you state, in years past, on the relationship between
increased IGF and breast cancer.

Randy
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