[extropy-chat] Interresting Steroid story that relates to morphological freedom

[Max M]

Pumping Up Steroid Hysteria
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http://www.techcentralstation.com/021104C.html

Those associated with bodybuilding, in particular, have pushed the 
envelope of muscle growth to the greatest extent and are particularly 
knowledgeable concerning training injuries. While flexing in a bikini 
bottom probably fails some definitions of sport, no other group trains 
harder or is as interested and involved in the scientific research 
behind their sport.

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Most notably, the president repeated the adage that "The use of 
performance-enhancing drugs like steroids ... is dangerous."

The medical evidence simply does not support such a statement. On the 
contrary, the most commonly taken and prescribed anabolic steroid, 
testosterone, effectively ameliorates many of the symptoms of aging, 
including loss of libido (for women and men,) lean muscle mass, and 
memory. An estimated 2 million U.S. prescriptions for testosterone were 
written in 2002 and IMS Health has calculated nearly 30 percent annual 
growth rates.

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regards Max M Rasmussen, Denmark