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How safe are steroids for body building?

Dr Andrew Herxheimer
Clinical Pharmacologist,
London

Q: Are steroids good for health? I want to be a professional body builder and I want to know which type of steroid will be useful for me. Age 20.

A:No, steroids can only improve health in people who have certain illnesses. They do not benefit healthy people, but can cause serious long-term harm in many ways, for example to the bodys hormones and bones. Safe and reliable body building cannot be achieved with drugs.