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April 27, 2005

Equality in the Sexes?

Steroid use and eating disorders go hand-in-hand.

I'm sure some of you (guys, probably) are thinking, "Thanks a lot, Title IX," but steroids are being viewed not only as a solution to quickly improve athletic performance; some girls are using them "to get the toned, sculpted look of models and movie stars." What happened to a simple eating disorder, you ask? Apparently, in many cases, the steriod-abusing females "are the same girls who have eating disorders." This makes some sense, in an unstable sort of way, as on the surface taking shots or pills appears less self-abusive than inducing vomiting...

 

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Posted on April 27, 2005 02:27 AM by eating281.
Filed in Mental Health Update under eating disorders.
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