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Critical aspects of peptide hormone abuse in exercise and

Review . 2013;70(3):153-62. [Article in Portuguese] PMID: 24646931 Review [Critical aspects of peptide hormone abuse in exercise and sports: an update] [Article in Portuguese] Carlos Kusano Bucalen Ferrari. Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba. 2013. Abstract in English, Spanish The hormonal abuse in physical exercise practioners is very common. Many pleople believe these substances can promote skeletal muscle hyperthrophy and improve physical fitness without health damaging effects. However, this is another myth that science unmasked. This article updates information regarding abuse of insulin, growth hormone, thyroid hormones, and erythropoitin. The peptide hormone abuse can cause motor paralysis, skeletal muscle damage and loss, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, arterial hypertension, sweating, headaches, vomiting and enhances the risk for atherosclerosis, thrombosis, osteoporosis, and cancer. El abuso de hormonas en practicantes de ejercicios físicos es muy difundido. Muchas personas

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Review

. 2013;70(3):153-62.

[Article in Portuguese]

PMID: 24646931

Review

[Critical aspects of peptide hormone abuse in exercise and sports: an update]

[Article in Portuguese]

Carlos Kusano Bucalen Ferrari. Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba. 2013.

Abstract

in English, Spanish

The hormonal abuse in physical exercise practioners is very common. Many pleople believe these substances can promote skeletal muscle hyperthrophy and improve physical fitness without health damaging effects. However, this is another myth that science unmasked. This article updates information regarding abuse of insulin, growth hormone, thyroid hormones, and erythropoitin. The peptide hormone abuse can cause motor paralysis, skeletal muscle damage and loss, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, arterial hypertension, sweating, headaches, vomiting and enhances the risk for atherosclerosis, thrombosis, osteoporosis, and cancer.

El abuso de hormonas en practicantes de ejercicios físicos es muy difundido. Muchas personas creen que estas sustancias pueden producirla hipertrofia muscular y mejorar el estado físico sin traer daños a la salud. Sin embargo, esto es sólo un mito desacreditado por la ciencia. En este artículo se actualizan las informaciones sobre el abuso de la insulina, hormonas del crecimiento, hormonas tiroideas yeritropoyetina. El abuso de hormonas de la proteína (péptido) puede causar parálisis motora, lesión y pérdida de la masa muscular, la diabetes mellitus, hipotiroidismo, hipertensión arterial, sudoración, dolor de cabeza, vómitos y aumenta el riesgo de arterioesclerosis, trombosis, osteoporosis y cáncer. Palabras-clave: IGF-1, insulina, diabetes, hipertensión, hipotiroidismo.

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