Researchers have found something that may leave us pretty surprised. They found that people who eat a low protein diet helps protect them against some types of diseases, while people who consume lots of protein have a risk to develop cancer.

The study found that people who are lean, consume low proteins, low calories and do regular exercise have lower levels of plasma growth factors and IGF-1. Plasma growth factor and IGF-1 have been found to be linked to certain types of cancer like colon cancer and prostate cancer.

A professor at Washington University said, “We know there is a link between nutrition and cancer,” he also mentioned that “There are certain cancers that are linked with levels of IGF-1, which is an important growth factor that stimulates the proliferation of cells.”

They found that people who consume less protein have lower levels of IGF-1, while those who consume lots of protein had higher levels of IGF-1, which is very dangerous. They study was published in the American Journal of clinical Nutrition, this month.

Basically, for the study, they got a group of people to consume low proteins, while the other group consumed a high protein diet. The end conclusion was that those with high protein intake had  high levels of IGF-1 and had more chances of developing cancer, while the low protein group had lower levels of IGF-1 and thereby have better chances of not developing any type of cancer.

This is very shocking for me because i always though that lots of protein was good for your body. When i was younger i use to consume lots of protein shakes after my daily workout, um i guess i can be in trouble, lol.