How much the height of children will increase, its direct relation is with the growth hormone.
Growth hormone is also called somatotropin or human growth hormone (HGH).
Growth hormone is released from our pituitary gland and it is very important for the growth of the whole body.
Growth hormone is secreted by anterior pituitary cells called somatotrophs. Growth hormone is released around 2 mg daily.
This hormone is released the most in adult children and then gradually decreases with age. Apart from the growth of the body, growth hormone also metabolizes sugar and fat.
Growth hormone is not released continuously, rather it accumulates every 3 to 5 hours and then stops.
When height stops growing after a certain age, the main function of growth hormone is to maintain our normal body structure, control sugar levels and metabolize fat.
How does human growth hormone increase
To increase the growth hormone, you should take a lot of deep sleep, exercise, run, keep the level of glucose in the body low or eat less sweets. Growth hormone is more secreted by these.
Should children be given growth hormone?
If the height of the children is not in proportion to their age then you must consult a doctor.
The doctor will get the child’s growth hormone tested and if the growth hormone is normal, then there is nothing to worry about.
The doctor starts therapy when the growth hormone is low. Growth hormone supplements should never be given to children on their own.
How is growth hormone tested?
Growth hormone is a bit difficult to test because growth hormone is not released continuously and it is released suddenly at short intervals.
So it is difficult to check it accurately. Doctors sometimes test for insulin-like growth hormone factor-1 instead of growth hormone (IGF-1). This clears up a lot.
What happens when children have high growth hormone
Children who have too much growth hormone become very tall in childhood and this condition is called Gigantism.
In this, the height of the child varies from 6.5 feet to 7.5 feet and the main reason for this is swelling in the pituitary gland.
The face and hands of such children become very large and in such children there is a problem of high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes.
What is the normal value of growth hormone?
The value of growth hormone is measured according to time, age and gender. Because growth hormone does not come out all the time, but suddenly comes out at a certain time.
The normal value of growth hormone in children ranges from 10 ng/mL to 50 ng/mL.
Growth hormone values in adult males range from 0.4 ng/mL to 10 ng/mL.
Growth hormone values in an adult female range from 1 ng/mL to 14 ng/mL.
What are the symptoms of low growth hormone.
Due to low growth hormone in children, their height remains low and their body hair also decreases.
On the other hand, if the growth hormone is released less after becoming an adult, then the person remains less healthy, becomes obese, becomes depressed.
Memory becomes weak, fatigue is felt, muscles and bones become weak and heart disease starts.
What are the side effects of taking growth hormone supplements?
If you are taking growth hormone supplements. Then stop it immediately or take it only after getting all the blood tests done with the doctor’s advice because it has many side effects like
1) Pain in joints and muscles
2) swelling in the body
3) Numbness or constant tingling of the skin
4) Increase in cholesterol level
5) Carpal tunnel syndrome (weakness in the hands)
6) Increases the risk of cancer
7) Chances of getting diabetes increases
8) Chest like women in men
Growth hormone can only be given in the form of injections. It does not come in any pill or powder form, so if you are taking growth hormone powder or capsule then you will not get any benefit from it.
