- Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:13 pm
#15364
In many places, HGH is prescribed to kids with height "problems" or "deficiencies" to help them "catch up" to their peers.
Putting aside for the moment that no one is psychic, and any child may "catch up" or actually end up way taller than his peers once he hits puberty...there is nothing wrong with being short. Society has a weird attitude towards height. Some people are going to be shorter than average no matter what, and you can be healthy, intelligent and productive even if you are quite short. So, these children are being dosed by their parents (with the approval of doctors) simply because they want their kids to look a certain way.
On the other hand, people interested in HGH in order to maintain lean muscle mass, shed extra body fat (to reduce the risk of cardiac events, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc) reduce aches and pains, and keep their strength and energy levels as they age are considered to be the ones who are "vain" and "just trying to look young and sexy with no thought to medical consequences."
It seems weird to me. Someone who wants to remain healthy into his older years seems a lot less vain than parents who just don't want a short child (especially when he might grow later, anyway!)
What do other people think? Should HGH be legal and widely prescribed for other uses?
Putting aside for the moment that no one is psychic, and any child may "catch up" or actually end up way taller than his peers once he hits puberty...there is nothing wrong with being short. Society has a weird attitude towards height. Some people are going to be shorter than average no matter what, and you can be healthy, intelligent and productive even if you are quite short. So, these children are being dosed by their parents (with the approval of doctors) simply because they want their kids to look a certain way.
On the other hand, people interested in HGH in order to maintain lean muscle mass, shed extra body fat (to reduce the risk of cardiac events, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc) reduce aches and pains, and keep their strength and energy levels as they age are considered to be the ones who are "vain" and "just trying to look young and sexy with no thought to medical consequences."
It seems weird to me. Someone who wants to remain healthy into his older years seems a lot less vain than parents who just don't want a short child (especially when he might grow later, anyway!)
What do other people think? Should HGH be legal and widely prescribed for other uses?
