In lieu of the steriod dicussions and our ever-so-important young generation-What is your opinion?

Question

about getting better regulation of supplement products sold to us [the consumers]?

For better clarification you may revert to this article: http://health.myfoxny.com/news.aspx?id=2176

My personal opinion is a strong one: The supplements that are being sold do not have the scrutinization, testing and standards that they should require BY LAW. There has been a 800% increase in supplements sales within the past ten years alone. The majority of these supplements are "performance enhancing" and are being bought by our youthful generation. How do we know that they are safe? How do we know what they really contain? How do we know their short/long term effects both physically and mentally?

How catastrophic could this problem be? What harm has it already done to our youth and society?

I think we have yet to scratch the surface and the results will be devastating.

Answer 1

trace amounts of steroids have no measurable effect on the endocrine system. you also may want to check your sources as to who is actually buying these supplements. the US of full of sedentary children that do not exercise at all let alone partake in resistance training and these numbers are increasing yearly.

while this may be a problem there are much bigger ones that need to be addressed.

Answer 2

mu opinion is the same but you cannot stop all of these supplements being sold in magazines, on the internet and all of it is hoax