A new University of Minnesota study found that 5% of middle
and high school students from the Minneapolis/St. Paul area used steroids to
bulk up. Fox News highlighted the study in a November 19th article.
Over one-third of boys and one-fifth of girls stated that they used protein
powder, and five to ten percent said they used non-steroid substances like
creatine to boost muscle mass. While athletes were more likely than non-athletes to utilize some method
of muscle building, steroid use was the same among athletes and
non-athletes. Researchers pointed
to the media's propagation of the muscular body as an ideal aspiration as well
as the drive to perform better in sports as factors contributing to the
popularity of muscle-building products.
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