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Mean serum insulin-like growth factor-I was 9% lower in 233 vegan men than in 226 meat-eaters and 237 vegetarians (P = 0.002). Vegans had higher testosterone levels than vegetarians and meat-eaters, but this was offset by higher sex hormone binding globulin, and there were no differences between diet groups in free testosterone, androstanediol glucuronide or luteinizing hormone. © 2000 Cancer Research Campaign
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Allen, N., Appleby, P., Davey, G. et al. Hormones and diet: low insulin-like growth factor-I but normal bioavailable androgens in vegan men. Br J Cancer 83, 95–97 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2000.1152
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Keywords
- diet
- insulin-like growth factor-I
- sex hormones
- vegan
- meat-eaters
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