Fitness influencers lure followers by disclosing the steroid use behind their muscle gains. They're not as honest about serious long-term health risks. Many bodybuilding influencers lie about their ...

Kyle Ganson is a University of Toronto assistant professor in social work who studies muscle dysmorphia, a body image-related disorder that is common among men. (Mike Cole/CBC - image credit) Experts ...

Taking anabolic steroids for muscle and performance enhancement is illegal. And doctors want you to know they can also pose significant risks to health. In sports, the use of performance-enhancing ...

Working to calm his breathing, George Napper bent down to grip the loaded barbell in front of him. Just weeks earlier, the powerlifter had been close to death — his body pumped so full of steroids ...

The pursuit of physical perfection has become an obsession for many, particularly in the world of bodybuilding, but the pressure to achieve a chiselled physique has led to a worrying trend: the ...

Testosterone is a naturally occurring steroid hormone. Despite its status as a steroid, prescription testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) isn’t the same as taking anabolic steroids. TRT is an ...

The once-taboo topic of anabolic steroid use in the fitness and bodybuilding communities has become its own internet content genre. “Natty or not” videos, in which people often speculate about who is ...

Higher body mass index and increased aggression caused by steroid use could increase the potential for sustaining a concussion, researchers say. More than half of US high school athletes who use ...

Timothy Piatkowski receives funding from the Queensland Mental Health Commission. He is Vice President of Queensland Injectors Voice for Advocacy and Action (QuIVAA). Tim collaborates regularly with ...