IGF-1 Supplements

By Brutus Greyshield -31 January 2013
23 Comments
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One cup of milk has 25 times more IGF-1 than deer antler spray supplements.

The supplement label claims that each 'serving' of the spray contains 27.5 ng of IGF-1. See the 'Indgredients' tab at the link.

A recent PSU study reports the concentration of IFG-1 in dairy milk: "Concentrations of IGF-1 in milk were similar between conventional milk and milk labeled rbST-free. Organic milk had less (P<0.05) IGF-1 than either conventional or rbST-free milk (2.73 ng/mL vs 3.12 and 3.04 ng/mL, respectively)."

Thus, one cup (or 236.588 mL) of conventional milk contains 738 ng of IGF-1. That's more than 25 times the amount claimed to be in the supplement.

Buckeye_in_SEC_... on 31 Jan 2013 - 5:03pm #

If that's the case... Should milk be on the list of banned substances by the NFL?

Brutus Greyshield on 31 Jan 2013 - 5:10pm #

There's IGF-1 in all mammal food sources (even human milk). We'd all be banned forever from professional spors.

RBuck Mod on 31 Jan 2013 - 5:31pm #

"It's just another case of there you are". ~ Doc (1918-2012)

osu07asu10 on 31 Jan 2013 - 5:38pm #

I would venture to say that ingesting milk (and subsequent IGF-1) does not allow the IGF-1 to enter the blood stream and/or be as effective as applying it directly to skin or injecting it. Admittedly, I have no idea if this is truly the case.

jvd253 on 31 Jan 2013 - 6:45pm #

No, I think this is correct. Similarly, for old guys with low testosterone , there is no pill - the gel has to be applied directly to the skin

"A guy from Ohio can make it in life if he works hard enough." - Wayne Woodrow Hayes

unknownmusketeer on 31 Jan 2013 - 6:59pm #

Will spring practice and fall training now consist of bathing in milk to allow the IGF-1 to adsorb?

mshaf on 31 Jan 2013 - 11:57pm #

Easy now on us old guys

danman9450 on 31 Jan 2013 - 5:53pm #

think the stuff ray lewis and the crimson turds had was more comparable strength to this

http://www.nutronicslabs.com/deer-antler-spray.html

Chief B1G Dump on 31 Jan 2013 - 6:04pm #

They way IGF-1 is presented to the body in milk, it is totaly deteriorated by saliva and stomach acid down to 10%-0% before getting in your blood stream. The deer antler IGF-1 has microscopic liosomes that basically encase the nutrients and the body then accepts these, allowing for delivery of roughly 97% IGF-1 straight to the bloodstream (via mucous membranes when sprayed in the mouth).

So they claim...

steensn on 31 Jan 2013 - 6:15pm #

Here is what I want to know:

1) Does it work

2) Is it safe

If so, I want some...

Codeezy on 31 Jan 2013 - 6:51pm #

I want some anyways. Just to try it. Why not? Im gonna go hack saw an antler off of one of my buddies mounts and walk around chewing it.

Brutus Greyshield on 31 Jan 2013 - 7:01pm #

The only thing this supplement will give you is expensive urine.

Brutus Greyshield on 31 Jan 2013 - 6:47pm #

There is no scientifically known method for oral delivery of IGF-1. You can put it under your tongue or wherever else you want, it's not getting into your blood. This supplement, like most others, is based on pseudo-science and sold to gullible people.

steensn on 1 Feb 2013 - 7:50am #

So you are saying I should get a needle and inject it?

Brutus Greyshield on 31 Jan 2013 - 6:53pm #

I think this guy was probably putting real steroids in the stuff that he was giving to the famous players in order to get them to offer a testimonial of the product. He wouldn't need to generate all of this flase publicity if his product actually worked.

penult on 31 Jan 2013 - 7:59pm #

IGF-1 is “just like giving someone human growth hormone,” said Don Catlin, the former head of U.C.L.A.’s Olympic Analytical Lab, best known for breaking the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative doping ring. “It goes to the same kinds of receptors and turns them on.”

New to Most Fans, IGF-1 Has Long Been Banned as a Performance Enhancer - some interesting info on IGF-1 itself, not necessarily the oral supplement form.

@ BRUTUS GREYSHIELD

The only thing this supplement will give you is expensive urine.

Sure hope the other forms work, if not the supplement (note: your comment may be about oral delivery, I don't know about that, but atheletes are getting it into their circulatory system):

The Food and Drug Administration has approved IGF-1 for children with a rare condition in which they fail to make enough of it. Their bones do not grow sufficiently and the children are very short. The drug, sold by Ipsen, is injected under the skin and travels through the blood to bones, stimulating them to grow.

Both growth hormone and IGF-1 are expensive, he added. Each may cost more than $25,000 a year for a child who is using one of the drugs for legitimate reasons. Athletes may use five or 10 times as much IGF-1 or growth hormone because they are bigger and use higher doses.

While there may not be human studies to demonstrate the effects, there are animal studies.

I have no idea about oral delivery, but atheletes have found a way to get it into their blood:

Rogol, among a small group of doctors who evaluate therapeutic exemptions for the antidoping agency, said the marker test has picked up a few athletes who tested positive, and most admitted growth hormone abuse.

“The only sport where you may not want to use it is curling,” Charles Yesalis, a professor emeritus of health policy and administration at Penn State, said of IGF-1. “In what sport does not being bigger and faster help you do better?”

I've yet to see enough evidence that would lead me to conclude it is not effective.

Codeezy on 31 Jan 2013 - 9:45pm #

Awesome. +1,000

Brutus Greyshield on 1 Feb 2013 - 8:05am #

I was referring to the OTC supplements that claim to provide 'natural' IGF-1. I know that recombinant (eg synthetic) IGF-1 is very effective when administered properly. The OTC supplements that claim to provide the same benefits are a waste of money.

Oral administration (and I'm including sublingual) IGF-1 simply don't work. It doesn't make it to the bloodstream.