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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.

Original publication

DOI

10.1054/bjoc.2000.1152

Type

Journal article

Journal

British journal of cancer

Publication Date

07/2000

Volume

83

Pages

95 - 97

Addresses

Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.

Keywords

Humans, Prostatic Neoplasms, Androstane-3,17-diol, Testosterone, Luteinizing Hormone, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, Biological Markers, Androgens, Anthropometry, Diet, Risk Factors, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet, Vegetarian, Meat, Adult, England, Male