Hormones and diet: Low insulin-like growth factor-1 but normal bioavailable androgens in vegan men

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-97

  Allen, N E ^a   Appleby, P N ^a   Davey, G K ^a   Key, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Insulin like growth factor 1; Meat eaters; Sex hormones; Vegan

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANEDIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 0034042317     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1152     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Bélanger A, Locong A, Noel C, Cusan L, Dupont A, Prévost J, Caron S and Sévigny J (1989) Influence of diet on plasma steroid and sex plasma binding globulin levels in adult men. J Steroid Biochem 32: 829-833
2. Bingham SA, Gill C, Welch A, Cassidy A, Runswick SA, Oakes S, Lubin R, Thurnham DI, Key TJ, Roe L, Khaw KT and Day NE (1997) Validation of dietary assessment methods in the UK arm of EPIC using weighed records, and 24-hour urinary nitrogen and potassium and serum vitamin C and carotenoids as biomarkers. Int J Epidemiol 26 (Suppl 1): S137-S151
3. Bosland MC, Oakley-Girvan L and Whittemore AS (1999) Dietary fat, calories and prostate cancer risk. J Natl Cancer Inst 91: 489-491
4. Chan JM, Stampfer MJ, Giovannucci E, Gann PH, Wilkinson P, Hennekens CH and Pollak M (1998) Plasma insulin-like growth factor-I and prostate cancer risk: a prospective study. Science 279: 563-566
5. Cohen P, Peehl DM and Rosenfeld RG (1994) IGF axis in the prostate. Horm Metab Res 26: 81-84
6. Deslypere JP and Vermeulen A (1984) Leydig cell function in normal men: effect of age, lifestyle, residence, diet and activity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 59: 955-962
7. Eaton NE, Reeves GK, Appleby PN and Key TJ (1999) Endogenous sex hormones and prostate cancer: a quantitative review of prospective studies. Br J Cancer 80: 930-934
8. Gann PH, Hennekens CH, Ma J, Longcope C and Stampfer MJ (1996) Prospective study of sex hormone levels and risk of prostate cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 88: 1118-1126
9. Giles G and Ireland P (1997) Diet, nutrition and prostate cancer. Int J Cancer (Suppl 10): S13-S17
10. Howie BJ and Shultz TD (1985) Dietary and hormonal interrelationships among vegetarian Seventh Day Adventists and nonvegetarian men. Am J Clin Nutr 42: 127-134
11. Key TJ, Roe L, Thorogood M, Moore JW, Clark GM and Wang DY (1990) Testosterone, sex hormone binding globulin, calculated free testosterone and oestradiol in male vegans and omnivores. Br J Nutr 64: 111-119
12. Key TJ, Fraser GE, Thorogood M, Appleby PN, Beral V, Reeves G, Burr ML, Chang-Claude J, Frentzel-Beyme R, Kuzma JW, Mann J and McPherson K (1999). Mortality in vegetarians and non-vegetarians: detailed findings from a collaborative analysis of 5 prospective studies. Am J Clin Nutr 70 (Suppl): 516S-524S
13. Montie JE and Pienta KJ (1994) A review of the role of androgenic hormones in the pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer. Urology 43: 892-899
14. Pusateri DJ, Roth WT, Ross JK and Shultz TD (1990) Dietary and hormonal evaluation of men at different risks for prostate cancer: plasma and fecal hormone-nutrient interrelationships. Am J Clin Nutr 51: 371-377
15. Södergaard RR, Backstrom T, Shanbhag V and Carstensen H (1982) Calculation of free and unbound fractions of testosterone and estradiol-17β to human plasma proteins at body temperature. J Steroid Biochem 6: 801-810
16. Thorogood M, Carter R, Benfield L, McPherson K and Mann JI (1987) Plasma lipids and lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations in people with different diets in Britain. BMJ 295: 351-353