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Low Protein Intake Is Associated with a Major Reduction in IGF-1, Cancer, and Overall Mortality in the 65 and Younger but Not Older Population

Overview of attention for article published in Cell Metabolism (Science Direct), March 2014
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Title
Low Protein Intake Is Associated with a Major Reduction in IGF-1, Cancer, and Overall Mortality in the 65 and Younger but Not Older Population
Published in
Cell Metabolism (Science Direct), March 2014
DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.02.006
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Authors

Morgan E. Levine, Jorge A. Suarez, Sebastian Brandhorst, Priya Balasubramanian, Chia-Wei Cheng, Federica Madia, Luigi Fontana, Mario G. Mirisola, Jaime Guevara-Aguirre, Junxiang Wan, Giuseppe Passarino, Brian K. Kennedy, Min Wei, Pinchas Cohen, Eileen M. Crimmins, Valter D. Longo

Abstract

Mice and humans with growth hormone receptor/IGF-1 deficiencies display major reductions in age-related diseases. Because protein restriction reduces GHR-IGF-1 activity, we examined links between protein intake and mortality. Respondents aged 50-65 reporting high protein intake had a 75% increase in overall mortality and a 4-fold increase in cancer death risk during the following 18 years. These associations were either abolished or attenuated if the proteins were plant derived. Conversely, high protein intake was associated with reduced cancer and overall mortality in respondents over 65, but a 5-fold increase in diabetes mortality across all ages. Mouse studies confirmed the effect of high protein intake and GHR-IGF-1 signaling on the incidence and progression of breast and melanoma tumors, but also the detrimental effects of a low protein diet in the very old. These results suggest that low protein intake during middle age followed by moderate to high protein consumption in old adults may optimize healthspan and longevity.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 14 1%
Australia 6 <1%
Japan 6 <1%
United Kingdom 6 <1%
Brazil 5 <1%
Germany 4 <1%
Netherlands 4 <1%
Portugal 3 <1%
Italy 3 <1%
Other 16 1%
Unknown 1260 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 204 15%
Student > Master 187 14%
Researcher 175 13%
Student > Bachelor 169 13%
Other 80 6%
Other 260 20%
Unknown 252 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 272 20%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 265 20%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 165 12%
Nursing and Health Professions 78 6%
Sports and Recreations 47 4%
Other 199 15%
Unknown 301 23%
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Outputs from Cell Metabolism (Science Direct)
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Outputs of similar age from Cell Metabolism (Science Direct)
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