IGF-1

Any intervention that improves liver health will improve GH signaling and IGF-1 production. No amount of growth hormone stimulation compensates for impaired IGF-1 production from a damaged liver. After growth hormone reaches the liver, the liver converts it into IGF-1, which carries out most of GH's downstream effects. Any hepatic dysfunction impairs the conversion of growth hormone to IGF-1. Growth hormone from the pituitary signals the liver to produce IGF-1, which circulates as a potent growth-promoting hormone. The liver converts GH into IGF-1, which is the molecule that actually carries out most of GH's downstream effects. GH stimulates the liver to produce IGF-1, which has strong anabolic effects but a weaker fat-burning effect than GH itself. IGF (insulin-like growth factor) is one of the two primary hormonal categories in milk and functions as a growth hormone. Growth hormone does not produce anabolic or lipolytic effects directly; it acts as a signaling molecule that triggers IGF-1 production in the liver. Any form of hepatic dysfunction impairs the GH-to-IGF-1 conversion. Because IGF is fat-soluble, fattier dairy products carry a proportionally higher IGF load. IGF-1 con…