Big Booger
December 14th, 2006, 22:57 PM
Fontana's team found that, compared with their sedentary counterparts, the runners and vegetarians had lower levels of several hormones and inflammatory proteins linked to cancer risk.
When it came to IGF-1, specifically, the low-protein group had lower
Read the entire article:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-12-13T202010Z_01_COL367829_RTRUKOC_0_US-LOW-PROTEIN.xml&pageNumber=1&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage1
Some vegetarian groups do a study about the health benefits of a low-protein diet. They study a very small group, and compared them to "runners" and "normal American sedentary diet eaters" and did tests to compare levels of hormones in the bodies of the three groups, finding that the vegetarians levels far lower than either of the other two.
It's funny though as several studies say that as you get older you should consume more protein:
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/nutrition/348-200/348-200.html
And red meats provide much needed iron and zinc, something the veggie lover study failed to mention.
Another study cites the benefits of exercise improving with a protein-rich diet:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/epr-pdb082505.php
And yet another study saying a protein rich diet improves heart health:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/jhu_protein.html
It's all so confusing.
When it came to IGF-1, specifically, the low-protein group had lower
Read the entire article:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-12-13T202010Z_01_COL367829_RTRUKOC_0_US-LOW-PROTEIN.xml&pageNumber=1&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage1
Some vegetarian groups do a study about the health benefits of a low-protein diet. They study a very small group, and compared them to "runners" and "normal American sedentary diet eaters" and did tests to compare levels of hormones in the bodies of the three groups, finding that the vegetarians levels far lower than either of the other two.
It's funny though as several studies say that as you get older you should consume more protein:
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/nutrition/348-200/348-200.html
And red meats provide much needed iron and zinc, something the veggie lover study failed to mention.
Another study cites the benefits of exercise improving with a protein-rich diet:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/epr-pdb082505.php
And yet another study saying a protein rich diet improves heart health:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/jhu_protein.html
It's all so confusing.