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Secret to Youth Doesn't Lie in Human Growth Hormone

by Tanya on January 29, 2010 at 8:53 AM General Health News

The secret to lasting youth does not lie in the Human growth hormone (HGH) as many believe, as per a new study.

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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have found that people, who are deficient in human growth hormone (HGH) due to a genetic mutation, live just as long as people who make normal amounts of the hormone.

"Without HGH, these people still live long, healthy lives, and our results don't seem to support the notion that lack of HGH slows or accelerates the aging process," said Dr. Roberto Salvatori.

For the study, the researchers, worked with an unusual population of dwarves residing in Itabaianinha county, a rural area in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe.

Led by Salvatori, the researchers sought to sort out conflicting results of previous studies on the effects of HGH on human aging.

Some studies have suggested that mice whose bodies don't efficiently produce or process the mouse equivalent to HGH have an extended lifespan.

HGH has been widely touted - especially on Internet sites - as an anti-aging marvel.

In an attempt to resolve the research discrepancies about HGH's anti-aging value, the researchers studied 65 of the Brazilian dwarves.

Each member of this group has two mutant copies of a gene responsible for releasing HGH, leading to a severe congenital HGH deficiency.

All of the study subjects have unmistakable characteristics of the deficiency- very short stature, childlike facial appearance, and high-pitched voices.

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