Weight loss-independent changes in human growth hormone during water-only fasting: a secondary evaluation of a randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Frontiers in endocrinology
PMID: 39991046

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Water-only fasting for one day or more may provide health benefits independent of weight loss. Human growth hormone (HGH) may play a key role in multiple fasting-triggered mechanisms. Whether HGH changes during fasting are independent of weight loss and how basal HGH and HGH change relate to other fasting-induced changes are unknown.

Authors

  • Benjamin D Horne
    Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
  • Jeffrey L Anderson
    Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
  • Heidi T May
    Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
  • Tami L Bair
    Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
  • Viet T Le
    Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
  • Leslie Iverson
    Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
  • Kirk U Knowlton
    Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
  • Joseph B Muhlestein
    Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.

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