Can human growth hormone stop aging in its tracks?

The New England Journal of Medicine published startling results in a study in 1990 on the effects of human growth hormone (HGH) on 21 men aged 61 to 81.  The study revealed that the control group taking biosynthetic human growth hormone for six months reported a marked increase in lean muscle mass, a lowering of body fat tissue levels, increased bone density and a 25% increase in the thickness of skin.

All of these results are the opposite effects of the normal aging process which lowers lean muscle mass, lowers skin thickness and bone density, and increases fat tissue deposits!

Although the findings of the study are biologically interesting, the duration of treatment was so short that side effects were unlikely to have emerged, and it was clear that the results were not sufficient to serve as a basis for treatment recommendations.

We encourage you to seek the guidance of a doctor before considering any human growth hormone treatment.  Many advertised products are not human growth hormone but, rather, a mixture of substances that is claimed to stimulate the body to release human growth hormone. We are not aware of any scientific studies that conclusively prove these HGH stimulators work in the same manner as biosynthetic HGH.