Abstract
We examined the association of diet with insulin-like growth factors (IGF) in 344 disease-free men. Raised levels of IGF-1 and/or its molar ratio with IGFBP-3 were associated with higher intakes of milk, dairy products, calcium, carbohydrate and polyunsaturated fat; lower levels with high vegetable consumption, particularly tomatoes. These patterns support the possibility that IGFs may mediate some diet-cancer associations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1682-1686 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | British Journal of Cancer |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Diet
- Epidemiology
- IGF-1
- IGFBP-3
- Prostate cancer