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.
Parents and experts are sounding the alarm about unregulated anabolic steroid use happening as a result of the pressure young men face to reach a certain ideal body type. Studies also suggest a disorder called muscle dysmorphia is becoming increasingly common.These days, you don’t have to scroll too far to find influencers hyping up big muscles and masculine workouts. CBC’s Anya Zoledziowski examines steroid use among young men and uncovers a dark side to the growing pressure to be jacked.
"They can really affect almost every system of the body, cardiovascular or neurological, endocrine," said Ganson. "When I used to get off them completely, it's about four to six weeks of just hell, because you go from, you know, 10 to 12 times your regular amount of testosterone to nothing in your body."Rob Saloman and Laurel Lowry are coping with what they call the "worst-case scenario" of steroid use.
Ultimately, Nick, known for his generosity and sense of humour, wanted to get off steroids because he was thinking about fertility and having children. But that proved difficult."There's just no question in my mind when he stopped buying them — which we can see in his records — he was having more struggles and more lows," Saloman said.
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