Steroids in Supplements: Are You Sure You’re Steroid Free? October 11
In recent years, health food stores have attracted quite a following even among ordinary people. The use of supplements has ceased to be exclusive to athletes and bodybuilders and has become part of the mainstream. It is no longer that of a surprise to see an executive in an IT firm, for instance, sporting a buffed body that one might think belonged to a professional athlete. With the emergence of consumer demand for bodybuilding supplements, these products have increasingly become more accessible to the greater majority.
The question now is: as ordinary citizens, how much understanding do we really have about these supplements and the ingredients that they contain? When we as parents purchase these products for use by our up-and-coming 16 year-old who is a shining star in his high school football team, are we sure that what we are giving him is safe?
A recent investigation by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs regarding the availability of banned substances in health food stores has been conducted. It seems rather paradoxical that a store that is supposed to sell products that contribute to a person’s overall well being may actually have shelves upon shelves of products that contain illegal substances.
Apparently, certain health products that do not undergo review and approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration are finding their way into the market, and eventually into some high school athletes’ diets. These physical appearance and performance boosters reportedly become a part of what is now a $24 billion industry in the United States alone.
Some of these “health supplements” contain anabolic steroids. One can find them in health food stores at the local mall or on online retailers, some of whom claim to be unaware that such ingredients are part of the products that they are selling. After all, these stores do not manufacture them. For the industry, the realization only comes after investigations and raids. For the consumer, these realizations may either never come or become a surprise after the conduct of random steroid testing.
So, check out your pantry; are you absolutely sure about that health supplement you are taking?
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K. Pro Nov 6
The most excellent thing which these formulas boast is that they have so many different health benefits which they are in deed seen to be beneficial for every person. This makes the target group rather large because each person may buy it, and not only persons who are agonized from some diseases.