Sport Hyperglycemia & GH Levels

[Typhon]

I was reading up on the pituitary gland last night and in particular it's role in releasing GH. I read that hypoglycemia triggers the release of the hormone and hyperglycemia inhibits its release.

What I was hoping the wise people of this forum could help me to understand is what implications this has for healthy adults with normal insulin sensitivity? i.e. Will something as minor as drinking a can of Coke effect blood sugar levels enough to inhibit GH release?

 

[matt182]

Well you should have read that there are other factors and substances that both stimulate and inhibit its release. So dont assume its as simple as that.

The huge majority of GH is released when your asleep which is when your low on glucose anyway so dont get to excited..

 

[Typhon]

Well you should have read that there are other factors and substances that both stimulate and inhibit its release. So dont assume its as simple as that.

The huge majority of GH is released when your asleep which is when your low on glucose anyway so dont get to excited..

I know GH is at it's highest during rest and that there are other factors involved but this is the factor that I'm asking about. I just wanted information on the level of impact sugar intake has on blood sugar levels in people with normal insulin sensitivity levels.

And how excited I get about it is my business only

 

[Typhon]

Anyone else?

Will a soft drink contain enough sugar to have any effect on GH release?
Could it be enough to be significant?
Could it become more significant with frequent exposure?

 

[goergen1]

Will a soft drink contain enough sugar to have any effect on GH release?

No

Could it be enough to be significant?

No

Could it become more significant with frequent exposure?

No

Dropping GH levels (or any hormone for that matter) takes some SERIOUS out of whack stuff to make a significant difference.

Looking at many powerlifters, weightlifters, and strongmen as a group, there is a large "eat as much of whatever you can get" mindset. If the effect of sugar was significant I can assure you these guys would be paranoid about it.

 

[Typhon]

OK, so the concensus appears to be that a diet high in sugar wouldn't affect blood sugar levels enough to have a significant effect on GH release.

But over time it could lower your sensitivity to insulin which would then put you at risk of hyperglycemia and hindered hormonal release?

 

[Typhon]

I think it's strange; if I'd asked 'Is Coke bad for your body?' I'd have had loads of 'internet experts' posting links to some research they just googled while pretending to know what they were talking about but when I ask a question that requires actual knowledge which you can't paraphrase from Wikipedia I only get 2 members respond

Actually, I should have expected it

 

[Typhon]

Looking at many powerlifters, weightlifters, and strongmen as a group, there is a large "eat as much of whatever you can get" mindset. If the effect of sugar was significant I can assure you these guys would be paranoid about it.

What are the BF%'s like on these guys?

GH inhibits fat cell hyperplasia. Maybe if their high sugar diets were inhibiting their GH levels it would be more apparent in their fat levels than muscle gains as GH has a direct effect on fat loss but only has an indirect effect on muscle growth?

 

[NoSweatNoGlory]

you should not be drinking coke hehe

 

[goergen1]

What are the BF%'s like on these guys?

Well...... There are not that many really lean strongmen. The powerlifters in the upper weight classes (you know, the ones who lift the biggest weight) are generally not all that lean. Olympic weightlifters in higher weight classes (again where the largest weights are lifted) are generally not as lean either.

GH inhibits fat cell hyperplasia. Maybe if their high sugar diets were inhibiting their GH levels it would be more apparent in their fat levels than muscle gains as GH has a direct effect on fat loss but only has an indirect effect on muscle growth?

I would hazard a guess that the higher BF levels are due to a "less than optimal" diet for having a lower BF than any effect on GH.

 

[Typhon]

I would hazard a guess that the higher BF levels are due to a "less than optimal" diet for having a lower BF than any effect on GH.

Well yeah, I wasn't thinking I'd stumbled across the cure for all obesity, just trying to establish the importance of it's role when looking at a bigger picture