Growth Hormone - Your body can still produce growth hormone well into your 80's

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Your body can still produce growth hormone well into your 80's

It was once thought that as we get older our bodies stop producing chemicals like growth hormone. But researchers have discovered the body is fully capable of producing growth hormone—a hormone involved in many metabolic functions—well into our later years. Just why we make less growth hormone as we age is unclear but scientists are looking into the benefits and risks of growth hormone in adulthood.

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