Cardiac And Pulmonary Function

Helping the body to maintain its youthful levels of HGH may improve cardiac function by reducing body fat and increasing endurance that helps with exercise vital to cardiac and pulmonary function. A major study by Dr. David Clemmons, chief of endocrinology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, found that increasing HGH levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease significantly raised the maximum inspiratory force by 10 to 12 mm HG on average and increased their maximum expiratory force. Higher HGH levels increase patient’s ability to exercise, raising maximum oxygen uptake, and increasing the stroke volume and cardiac output. It also improves the patient’s ability to force air from the lungs in one second.* *D.R. Clemmons, L. Underwood, Growth Hormone as a Potential Adjunctive Therapy for Weight Loss. In: Underwood, L.E. (ed) Human Growth Hormone: Progresses and Challenges. Marcel Dekker, Inc.