Intravenous GHRP-2 significantly increased food intake and hunger ratings in healthy men alongside GH release, directly confirming the orexigenic effect of GH secretagogues in humans — not just animals.
Key findingIV GHRP-2 increased food intake by ~35% and hunger VAS scores in healthy men in a controlled study, directly confirming the appetite-stimulating effec
What the researchers found
IV GHRP-2 increased food intake by ~35% and hunger VAS scores in healthy men in a controlled study, directly confirming the appetite-stimulating effect of GH secretagogues in humans alongside potent GH/cortisol release.
Why it matters
Relevant for ghrp, hormone-optimization.
How the study worked
clinical-trial study on ghrp, hormone-optimization.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
moderate evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2005.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research with clinical implications.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
- Clinical translation to evaluate.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Growth hormone releasing peptide-2 (GHRP-2), like ghrelin, increases food intake in healthy men.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 90(2), 611-4
Citation
Laferrère, Blandine; Abraham, Cynthia; Russell, Colleen D; Bowers, Cyril Y. (2005). Growth hormone releasing peptide-2 (GHRP-2), like ghrelin, increases food intake in healthy men.. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 90(2), 611-4.