There are lots of things we want to do in life.

Climb a mountain, write a song, watch our grandchildren go up.

But guess what?

We can't do any of those things if we don't have our health.

Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Michael Greger.

And I'm here to bring you evidence-based research

that takes the mystery out of the best way

to live a healthier, longer life.

On the show today, we look at how the consumption

of animal products may cause an increase

of the hormone IGF-1, which may increase both cancer risk

and cancer progression.

First up, how the implantation of hormones in US beef cattle

may have adverse human health effects.

Last year, Japanese researchers were lamenting

the dramatic increase in hormone dependent cancers

in their country.

Four times more breast and ovarian cancer,

eight times more, and to meet your cancer

in 10 times more prostate cancer just in the last 25 years.

They suspect it might be because they import so much hormone

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