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Nature Reviews Endocrinology 3, 74–75 (1 February 2007) | doi:10.1038/ncpendmet0375

Growth hormone plus testosterone reduces body fat in elderly men

Giannoulis MG et al. (2006) Effects of growth hormone and/or testosterone on very low density lipoprotein apolipoprotein B100 kinetics and plasma lipids in healthy elderly men: a randomized controlled trial. Growth Horm IGF Res 16: 308–317 Aging in men is associated with an increase in body fat, particularly in the abdomen.