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THEORY:OBESITY AND CATTLE STEROIDS

Alvin M. Revzin arev at mindspring.com
Wed Jan 22 21:33:27 EST 1997


In article <0P4r5DAzY12yEwXD at bnclib.demon.co.uk>, Diane Pritchatt
<diane at bnclib.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>Do you think there might be a link between these steroids (that are
>successfully making the cattle big quickly), and the increase in human
>obesity that seems to have taken place over the last 30 years - about
>the time that the steroids have been in use.

Link is not likely, the absorbed dose is far too low. Also, obesity does
not seem to be among the effects of anabolic steroid administration to
humans,  as in professional football.

Al Revzin PhD Retired.

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Al Revzin



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