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Major progress has been made and we now have orally active GHS which are able to restore optimal pulsatile GH secretion which cannot be overstimulated as insulin-like growth factor feedback regulates the peaks to the optimum level. This enables GH to be restored in the older to levels normally seen in 20- to 30-year-old people; this leads to an increase in fat-free mass and redistribution of fat to the limbs. As these agents are ultimately approved and investigated further, it is likely that they will be shown to restore growth in children with moderate-to-mild GH deficiency; their benefits will be investigated in other indications such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, frailty, anemia, osteoporosis, and immune compromise in older subjects. 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