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Does growth hormone prevent aging? An article by Rudman et al. that appeared in the Journal in 1990¹ reported the effect on body composition of administering human growth hormone for six months to 12 older men. This article incited a proliferation of "antiaging" clinics and lay publications, such as "Grow Young with HGH," extolling the benefits of growth hormone in reversing or preventing aging. There are several Web sites that attempt to sell various oral and inhaled formulations of growth hormone; none of these formulations have been shown to be efficacious. In fact, since growth hormone is a peptide subject . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville.

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Human Growth Hormone and Aging
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