People who take human growth hormone in the hope of boosting athletic performance are not only breaking the law and risking their health, but likely are not even achieving their objective, Us researchers reported on Monday. While some reports show that some illegal steroids may help athletes bulk up and train harder, human growth hormone is not one of them, the report in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests.
Dr. Hau Liu of Stanford University in California and his team looked at 27 studies covering 303 people aged 13 to 45. They found that, overall, those who took growth hormone did develop more lean body mass, but this did not translate to either more strength or exercise capacity. Those who took growth hormone had swelling of their tissues and more fatigue compared to people not taking the drug, they added.
Dr. Hau Liu of Stanford University in California and his team looked at 27 studies covering 303 people aged 13 to 45. They found that, overall, those who took growth hormone did develop more lean body mass, but this did not translate to either more strength or exercise capacity. Those who took growth hormone had swelling of their tissues and more fatigue compared to people not taking the drug, they added.
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