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Protein, fasting, cancer, and longevity | Valter Longo, PhD

The Proof with Simon Hill

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Plant Proteins and Amino Acids Drive Growth Signaling

Do you think some of the benefits that we see in the research where we see people consuming more plant protein is also driven by the entire package, the differences in saturated fat and fiber, et cetera? Yes. The IGF-1 in lots of markers are not going to at all include in-tour, are not just going to be affected by plant proteins and amino acids. Probably did the levels of sugar, insulin, and lots of older factors coming from nutrition and maybe not just nutrition are going to be playing a role. So then everything matters, but certainly if you look at the studies, the proteins and the amino acids are playing the key role.

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