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Consumer acceptance is the main barrier to the consumption of edible insects.
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Modern Meat Not Ahead of the Game
Since chronic inflammation underlines many disease processes, and saturated fat appears to facilitate the endotoxic...
Paleolithic Lessons
An evolutionary argument for a plant-based diet is presented, in contrast to "Paleo" fad diets.
Plant-Based Bodybuilding
Lower levels of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1 in those eating vegan is not expected...
How Much Soy Is Too Much?
To maintain the low IGF-1 levels associated with a plant-based diet, one should probably eat...
Too Much Soy May Neutralize Benefits
Vegans consuming 7 to 18 servings of soy foods a day may end up with...
Animalistic Plant Proteins
While animal proteins increase levels of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1, and most plant proteins...
Higher Quality May Mean Higher Risk
The reason animal proteins trigger the release of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1 more than...
Protein Intake and IGF-1 Production
Animal protein consumption triggers the release of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1.
How Plant-Based to Lower IGF-1?
Those eating vegan had significantly lower IGF-1 levels and higher IGF-binding proteins than those just...
