Bodybuilders find it easy to obtain insulin to help them in training
Autor: | S Brady, S L Elkin, I P Williams |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 1997 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Letter Weight Lifting medicine.medical_treatment Muscle mass medicine Humans Insulin Competitive sport General Environmental Science Doping in Sports biology Athletes business.industry Neuroglycopenia General Engineering General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Weight lifting Surgery Severe brain damage Physical therapy General Earth and Planetary Sciences business Amateur |
Popis: | Editor—We have recently been involved in the care of a 21 year old amateur bodybuilder, who was admitted after taking an excessive amount of insulin intravenously. He developed severe brain damage after prolonged neuroglycopenia. His case brought several points to our attention. Since anabolic steroids have been designated illegal in competitive sport, athletes have been looking for alternative drugs to help them put on muscle mass and burn off fat. With … |
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