Milk_&_Cancer_Connection

Milk & Cancer Connection Milk and the Cancer Connection With complete references for researchers by Hans R. Larsen, MSc ChE On January 23, 1998 researchers at the Harvard Medical School released a major study providing conclusive evidence that IGF-1 is a potent risk factor for prostate cancer. Should you be concerned' Yes, you certainly should, particularly if you drink milk produced in the United States. IGF-1 or insulin-like growth factor 1 is an important hormone that is produced in the liver and body tissues. It is a polypeptide and consists of 70 amino acids linked together. All mammals produce IGF-1 molecules very similar in structure and human and bovine IGF-1 are completely identical. IGF-1 acquired its name because it has insulin-like activity in fat (adipose) tissue and has a structure that is very similar to that of proinsulin. The body's production of IGF-1 is regulated by the human growth hormone and peaks at puberty. IGF-1 production declines with age and is only about half the adult value at the age of 70 years. IGF-1 is a very powerful hormone that has profound effects even though its concentration in the blood serum is only about 200 ng/mL or 0.2 millionth of a gram per milliliter (1-4). IGF-1 igf-1, milk, growth, cancer, risk, researchers, prostate, levels, cows, hormone, very, rbgh, human, high, factor, found, fda, breast, united, treated, men, whether, states, reported, level, known, health, evidence, concerns, bovine, blood, between, age, about, years