How To Improve Insulin-like Human Growth Hormone (IGF-1): Techniques & Factors

Growth hormone (GH), also known as somatotropin (or as human growth hormone [hGH or HGH] in its human form), is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals. It is thus important in human development.

Endocrine

6 causes

Protective Factors	Studies
Strong Protective Factor Fasting Nutrition	1 study Impact of intermittent fasting on health and disease processes Study in 2016 -700% with High evidence in 6 months
Minor Protective Factor Moderate Exercise Selfcare	1 study Exercise-induced biochemical changes and their potential influence ... Study in 2016 -25% with Low evidence in 12 years 41 subjects

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Risk Factors	Studies
Minor Protective Factor Cow milk (A1 β-casein) Beverage	2 studies Animal protein intake, serum insulin-like growth factor I, and grow... Study in 2004 +30% with Moderate evidence in 2 years 6 months 90 subjects Milk consumption and circulating insulin-like growth factor-I level... Study in 2009 +5% with High evidence
Minor Protective Factor Red Meat Nutrition	1 study Animal protein intake, serum insulin-like growth factor I, and grow... Study in 2004 +9% with Low evidence in 1 year 6 months 90 subjects

Outcomes	References
Risk Factor Breast Cancer Reproductive system	1 study Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, IGF binding protein-3, and canc... Study in 2004 +65% with High evidence 10,746 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Prostate Cancer Reproductive system	3 studies Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, IGF binding protein-3, and canc... Study in 2004 +49% with High evidence 10,746 subjects Height and Prostate Cancer Risk Study in 2008 +23% with Low evidence 9,347 subjects Association between Adult Height and Risk of Colorectal, Lung, and ... Study in 2016 +7% with Low evidence 62 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Type 2 Diabetes Lymphatic system	1 study Low insulin-like growth factor-1 level predicts survival in humans ... Study in 2014 +51% with Low evidence 184 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Blood Sugar - Hypergl... Lymphatic system	1 study Low insulin-like growth factor-1 level predicts survival in humans ... Study in 2014 +33% with Low evidence 184 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular system	1 study Low insulin-like growth factor-1 level predicts survival in humans ... Study in 2014 +20% with Low evidence 184 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Colorectal Cancer Digestive system	1 study Association between Adult Height and Risk of Colorectal, Lung, and ... Study in 2016 +12% with Low evidence 62 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Lung cancer Respiratory system	1 study Association between Adult Height and Risk of Colorectal, Lung, and ... Study in 2016 +6% with Low evidence 62 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Cognitive deficit Brain system	1 study Low insulin-like growth factor-1 level predicts survival in humans ... Study in 2014 -6% with Low evidence 184 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Mortality Musculoskeletal system	1 study Low insulin-like growth factor-1 level predicts survival in humans ... Study in 2014 -6% with Moderate evidence 184 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Cancer Lymphatic system	1 study Low insulin-like growth factor-1 level predicts survival in humans ... Study in 2014 -23% with Moderate evidence 184 subjects

Insulin-like Human Growth Hormone (IGF-1)

There are 2 factors preventing Insulin-like Human Growth Hormone (IGF-1), including:

Strong Protective Factor Fasting
Nutrition

1 study

Minor Protective Factor Moderate Exercise
Selfcare

1 study

There are 2 factors increasing Insulin-like Human Growth Hormone (IGF-1), including:

Minor Protective Factor Cow milk (A1 β-casein)
Beverage

2 studies

Minor Protective Factor Red Meat
Nutrition

1 study

Possible outcomes of Insulin-like Human Growth Hormone (IGF-1)

Risk Factor Breast Cancer
Reproductive system

1 study

Minor Risk Factor Prostate Cancer
Reproductive system

3 studies

Minor Risk Factor Type 2 Diabetes
Lymphatic system

1 study

Minor Risk Factor Blood Sugar - Hypergl...
Lymphatic system

1 study

Minor Risk Factor Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular system

1 study

Minor Risk Factor Colorectal Cancer
Digestive system

1 study

Minor Risk Factor Lung cancer
Respiratory system

1 study

Minor Protective Factor Cognitive deficit
Brain system

1 study

Minor Protective Factor Mortality
Musculoskeletal system

1 study

Minor Protective Factor Cancer
Lymphatic system

1 study

Risk Factors

Outcomes

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There are 2 factors preventing Insulin-like Human Growth Hormone (IGF-1), including:

Strong Protective Factor FastingNutrition

Minor Protective Factor Moderate ExerciseSelfcare

There are 2 factors increasing Insulin-like Human Growth Hormone (IGF-1), including:

Minor Protective Factor Cow milk (A1 β-casein)Beverage

Minor Protective Factor Red MeatNutrition

Possible outcomes of Insulin-like Human Growth Hormone (IGF-1)

Risk Factor Breast CancerReproductive system

Minor Risk Factor Prostate CancerReproductive system

Minor Risk Factor Type 2 DiabetesLymphatic system

Minor Risk Factor Blood Sugar - Hypergl...Lymphatic system

Minor Risk Factor Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular system

Minor Risk Factor Colorectal CancerDigestive system

Minor Risk Factor Lung cancerRespiratory system

Minor Protective Factor Cognitive deficitBrain system

Minor Protective Factor MortalityMusculoskeletal system

Minor Protective Factor CancerLymphatic system

Strong Protective Factor Fasting
Nutrition

Minor Protective Factor Moderate Exercise
Selfcare

Minor Protective Factor Cow milk (A1 β-casein)
Beverage

Minor Protective Factor Red Meat
Nutrition

Risk Factor Breast Cancer
Reproductive system

Minor Risk Factor Prostate Cancer
Reproductive system

Minor Risk Factor Type 2 Diabetes
Lymphatic system

Minor Risk Factor Blood Sugar - Hypergl...
Lymphatic system

Minor Risk Factor Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular system

Minor Risk Factor Colorectal Cancer
Digestive system

Minor Risk Factor Lung cancer
Respiratory system

Minor Protective Factor Cognitive deficit
Brain system

Minor Protective Factor Mortality
Musculoskeletal system

Minor Protective Factor Cancer
Lymphatic system