Human growth hormone - HGH for short - might have a negative, or
at least unnatural connotation to most. When you hear HGH in the
news, it's most often talked about as injections, in many cases
used to boost athletic performance. But did you know that HGH is
actually a hormone the body produces naturally? The pituitary
gland, which is largely responsible for spurring, maintaining
and regulating growth, secretes HGH. Since HGH is one of the
main compounds that help the body grow, production is strongest
in the teenage years, but the pituitary gland continues to
secrete HGH into adulthood to help maintain existing muscle and
tissue. Here are some of the body's natural processes that are
affected by HGH: * While diet and exercise play a large role in
determining your body composition, HGH is the natural compound
that helps regulate your body composition as well. * HGH also
plays a role in metabolizing sugars and fats. While you control
your intake of these items, HGH is one of the substances that
helps process b