Gatita
04-29-2005, 12:54 AM
TRENTON, N.J. - An alarming number of American girls, some as young as 9, are using bodybuilding steroids - not necessarily to get an edge on the playing field, but to get the toned, sculpted look of models and movie stars, experts say.
I'm tired of seeing women/girls having to go to extremes to try to look like celebrities.
Girls are getting their hands on the same dangerous testosterone pills, shots and creams that have created a scandal in major league baseball and other sports. Often, these are the same girls who have eating disorders, according to some research.
"With young women, you see them using it more as a weight control and body fat reduction" method, said Jeff Hoerger, who runs the staff counseling program at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Skinny does not equate being healthy.
What do you think about women/girls going to such extremes for "beauty?
What is too skinny?
Does the media have an influence on body image?
I would especially like to hear from the men on this issue.
I'm tired of seeing women/girls having to go to extremes to try to look like celebrities.
Girls are getting their hands on the same dangerous testosterone pills, shots and creams that have created a scandal in major league baseball and other sports. Often, these are the same girls who have eating disorders, according to some research.
"With young women, you see them using it more as a weight control and body fat reduction" method, said Jeff Hoerger, who runs the staff counseling program at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Skinny does not equate being healthy.
What do you think about women/girls going to such extremes for "beauty?
What is too skinny?
Does the media have an influence on body image?
I would especially like to hear from the men on this issue.