insulinlike growth factor

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These foods increase insulin and insulinlike growth factor, hormones that can foster acne development.

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Deer antler spray has been banned by the NFL and MLB because it contains insulinlike growth factor 1, or IGF-1, which is considered a performance-enhancing drug.

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The researchers will look at markers of inflammation and metabolism, including levels of insulin, insulinlike growth factor and hormones that regulate fat storage.

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Height is associated with increased milk intake in childhood, and higher levels of insulinlike growth factor, which promotes cell growth and inhibits programmed cell death, the authors noted.

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There are only two problems with the company’s claims about deer extract, energy stickers and negatively charged water: there is little scientific evidence to support them, and the deer antler extract happens to contain a banned, muscle-building hormone called IGF-1, or insulinlike growth factor.

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