Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Girl Power
According to an article on CNN. com steroid use among girls is on the rise:
An alarming number of American girls, some as young as 9, are using bodybuilding steroids -- not necessarily to get an edge on the playing field, but to get the toned, sculpted look of models and movie stars, experts say.
I find this hard to believe. One of the biggest reasons women cite for not resistance training is fear of getting larger.
Overall, up to about 5 percent of high school girls and 7 percent of middle-school girls admit trying anabolic steroids at least once...
Again, that's an awfully high percentage. if 5-7% of GIRLS are really trying steroids, the percentage of boys must be near 50.
I'm not saying the numbers are wrong but, as a homeless advocate told me once, advocates lie by a factor of three. However, steroids fit in with our society so well, it could be that pervasive. Depressed? take Prozac. Hyperactive? Take Ritalin. Weak/skinny? Take anabolics.
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An alarming number of American girls, some as young as 9, are using bodybuilding steroids -- not necessarily to get an edge on the playing field, but to get the toned, sculpted look of models and movie stars, experts say.
I find this hard to believe. One of the biggest reasons women cite for not resistance training is fear of getting larger.
Overall, up to about 5 percent of high school girls and 7 percent of middle-school girls admit trying anabolic steroids at least once...
Again, that's an awfully high percentage. if 5-7% of GIRLS are really trying steroids, the percentage of boys must be near 50.
I'm not saying the numbers are wrong but, as a homeless advocate told me once, advocates lie by a factor of three. However, steroids fit in with our society so well, it could be that pervasive. Depressed? take Prozac. Hyperactive? Take Ritalin. Weak/skinny? Take anabolics.
# posted by Joe Florida @ 11:47 AM 
