Hormones and diet: low insulin-like growth factor-I but normal bioavailable androgens in vegan men.
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 die...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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