INTRODUCTION TO HGH AND FAT

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Human growth hormone [HGH] does more than just cause the loss of fat. The typical weight loss programs today result not only in the loss of fat but also in many cases the loss of body mass. With HGH therapy there is not only the loss of fat but also the replacement of fat with muscle which is why in some cases people actually gain weight to their greater advantage of the more sculpted body and better health. Human growth hormone actually recontours your body which results in a younger and better functioning you.

FAT AND AGING

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Once we get into our mid thirties there is this evolution that accelerates from a nicely chiseled body towards more of a blob like shape. Our lean body mass ( LBM ) including all of our organs begin to shrivel while fat mass also known as adipose mass increases. In fact, between the ages of 30 and 75 organs such as the brain, kidneys, liver, and pancreas atrophy by up to 30% on average and fat expands by 50%. It is now a well known medical fact that this increase in fat significantly increases the risk for heart attack, hypertension, and diabetes and even contributes towards cancer.

FIRST HGH FAT STUDIES

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The first long-term studies with HGH were done by doctor Rudman in 1989 in saint Thomas hospital in London on 24 adults with growth hormone deficiency. Half the group was given a placebo while the other group was put on human growth hormone. After six months those on growth hormone had lost an average of 12.5 pounds of fat and gained an average of 12.1 pounds of lean body mass which was mostly muscle. The study would not be so significant if was only related to the fact that the study was on those with diseased or removed pituitary glands since this would only be limited to a few thousand people in the United States. The fact that is significant here is that this is indicative of a lack of human growth hormone which almost everyone experiences as they age. Rudman’s study showed that young adults with pituitary disease are the same as elderly men and women. Rudman did a six month treatment on men between the ages of 60 and 81 giving them human growth hormone. These men gained an average of 8.8% in lean body mass and lost an average of 14.4% in fat mass. Also, their skin density thickened 7.1%, the liver and spleen grew by 19% and 17% respectively, and the bone density in the lumbar spine increased by 1.6%. In a follow-up study, it was found after twelve months of treatment with growth hormone there was additional increase with lean body mass increasing by 6%, fat decreasing by 15%, skin thickness by up to 4%, with an 8% growth of a liver and 23% of spleen.

HGH FAT REDUCTION IN WOMEN

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In the short term study of nine obese women using human growth hormone for five weeks lost an average of 4.6 pounds of body fat and their lean body mass increased by 6.6 pounds. Most of the fat that the women lost was around their abdominal area.

HGH FAT REDUCTION WITH DIET

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Also studies done using growth hormone combined with diet over either a six week or an eleven week period showed a 25% acceleration in the rate of fat loss that was beyond the effects of diet alone. In fact the latest studies from Sweden now show that growth hormone is the most effective treatment to get rid of the middle age spread and all the disease conditions that arise with it.

HGH FAT REDUCTION AND DISEASE

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In the past 35 years we’ve gone from having ¼ of U.S. citizens being fat to 1/3 in 1980 to now a majority of 2/3’s in 2004. Fat men have pulsatile release of growth hormone that is three times lower compared with normal weight men and make 25% less growth hormone on a daily basis. Such a lack of growth hormone in itself will greatly accelerate the aging process and the advance of various diseases. The serious problem is also the underlying fat that underlies the gut around the belly which is accelerated. This fat not only lowers the amount of hormone that is secreted but contributes significantly towards a number of diseases, including atherosclerosis, type two diabetes, and syndrome x, which is characterized by a high blood pressure, insulin resistance, unfavorable cholesterol profile, and premature atherosclerosis.

HGH AND MIDDLE BULGE REDUCTION

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For older people, it is almost impossible to remove the central fat with diet or even exercise but with human growth hormone this disappears without the need of such measures. Diet and exercise will no doubt reduce fat and with 90% or more gain it back. In a six month treatment of growth hormone deficient adults at Sahlgrenska hospital there was an over all 20% loss of body fat most of this was around the abdominal area where there was a decrease of 30% compared with 13% reduction in the peripheral area.

HGH AND FAT REDUCTION WITHOUT EXERCISE

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For older people, it is almost impossible to remove the central fat with diet or even exercise but with human growth hormone this disappears without the need of such measures. Diet and exercise will no doubt reduce fat and with 90% or more gain it back.

HGH FAT REDUCTION AND INSULIN SENSITIVITY

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Central belly fat appears to be the major culprit in producing insulin resistance. This kind of resistance also known as diabetes type 2 is now in academic proportions in the U.S. and is directly related to obesity. Because HGH is so effective at sucking out this underlying gut fat insulin sensitivity is improved and allows the body to get rid of the blood sugar more effectively. If you are now obese HGH is a proven product for getting rid of your fat in the areas where it is so threatening to your health. In fact, it has been shown that using HGH will not only cause one to lose significant weight but also to gain muscle and even look and feel decades younger.

In older studies it appeared that growth hormone countered the effects of insulin on the metabolism of glucose which made people more insulin resistant. There was increased insulin resistance in patients after six weeks of treatment with growth hormone. However six months studies show that insulin sensitivity returns to where it was before treatment. Also, large studies with growth hormone show there is no increased incidence of diabetes. This is because of the profound changes in body composition after six months which induces greater insulin sensitivity due to the removal of abdominal fat. When you use growth hormone it tends to direct the action of insulin towards putting sugar into the cardiac, muscle, and nerve cells, rather than into the fat cells.

THE AMAZING COSMETIC EFFECT

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Why in the world one go for things like stomach stapling and all the other crazy gimmicks which often have terrible side effects when HGH will do a far better job? A Belgium Physician, Thierry Hertoghe, made careful body measurements before and after two months of treatment with growth hormone and recorded 23 to 30% shrinkage in the love handles of older people. Not only is there a shrinkage of the abdomen but that the underside of the thigh gets thinner, while the upper side gets thicker with more muscle. The belly buttons of most of his patients moved up by more than 1 inch after two months of growth hormone treatment. The skin that hangs from the upper arm of a woman is a signal of the loss of growth hormone. When a woman receives enough growth hormone this hanging skin from the upper arm tightens back to a normal more attractive appearance.

HGH AGAINST FAT ON THE CELLULAR LEVEL

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Growth hormone increases the free fatty acids which makes fat stores available for energy production. There is a process in cells called lipolysis. Fat cells have growth hormone receptors and when growth hormone binds to these receptors it triggers a series of enzymatic reactions in the cell to break down fat. Also, human growth hormone increases the overall energy expenditure so that you burn calories faster. Growth hormone is also believed to counter the effect of the hormone, insulin. Insulin acts kind of like the gate opener to allow into the cells glucose, amino acids, and fats. Growth hormone blunts the sensitivity of this gateway by opposing the action of insulin which means far less fat is absorbed into the cell and the cell is kept thin.

HGH AND FAT MUSCLE REPLACEMENT

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Growth Hormone also conserves nitrogen needed for the building of muscle which also helps reduce any high blood pressure. It also increases protein synthesis without increasing the breakdown of proteins in the cell. It is a well established fact that growth hormone deficient adults that quit taking growth hormone have a significant decline in muscle mass and strength. Human growth hormone contributes significantly towards the building of muscle and this has been proven in the study of many different groups including athletes, healthy young men, GH- deficient adults, and the elderly.

Main source of facts taken from a book titled, “Grow Young with HGH” (copyright 1997) by Ronald Klatz, MD