anabolic

• “It is naturally full of what we call anabolic hormones the same ones that body builders and A Rod use to grow big muscles, and which cause bad acne.”

  The Huffington Post: Mark Hyman, MD: Do These Cause Acne?

• “Regulations that could lead to the prohibition of certain anabolic steroids in horses 30 days before they race in California and penalties for violating such rules are under consideration by the CHRB.”

  California racetracks conduct out-of-competition drug testing

• “(PhysOrg. com) -- Long-term anabolic steroid use may weaken the heart more than previously thought and may increase the risk of heart failure, according to research reported in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal.”

  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories

• “Today's drug of choice, anabolic steroids - anabolic from the Greek verb meaning to put on or add - are synthetic compounds of such hormones as testosterone, known to build muscle and boost strength.”

  TIME.com: Top Stories

• “Though low levels of insulin will decrease inflammation, allowing us to utilize the body fat for energy, insulin is required to bring protein into the cells to maintain muscle mass, a process known as the anabolic effect.”

  Simon & Schuster: Forever Young

• “‡ Athletes often attempt to improve their performance by speeding up this molecule-building process through the use of drugs called anabolic steroids, despite the potential health risks involved.”

  anabolism

• “A newer type is called anabolic because it promotes new bone formation.”

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• “The police said the Fuentes siblings and Mr. Leon were often contacted by sports coaches who kept them informed about schedules for sports events, and then crafted doping plans for the athletes, using banned drugs such as anabolic steroids and erythropoietin, a hormone used to boost red blood-cell production.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Key Suspect in Doping Probe Found Dead

• “Under his direction, the UCLA lab has become one of the world's leading facilities for detecting the use of banned substances such as anabolic steroids, the blood-oxygen booster erythropoietin (EPO) and an array of other prohibited performance-enhancing drugs.”

  Catlin has made a career out of busting juicers

• “Steroids are hormones, and for body-building purposes the ones of interest are "anabolic" steroids -- a number of related compounds that mimic the effects of testosterone, the male hormone secreted by the testes.”

  Newsweek: Toxic Strength

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