Anabolic Steroids beneficial in controlling AIDS wasting!
by admin ~ May 8th, 2009.
Medical Research has spelled good news, for people suffering from AIDS. This came into light through a review which talked about studied being done on 13 studies carried out on HIV adults ranging from 24 to 42 years of age. The ones administered with doses of anabolic steroids for close to six months showed traces of decent increase in their muscle mass. The amount of weight gain has been proved to be clinically relevant and hence anabolic steroids have proved to be of great advantage.
One can read the review in the latest edition of publication by The Cochrane Library, an international organization actively involved in medical research. Thus the fact that this has been based on evidence concluded after many medical trials based its content and quality, makes it all the more authentic.
From News-Medical.Net:
People with HIV who are treated with anabolic steroids to prevent AIDS wasting may realize modest gains in weight and muscle mass, a new review shows.
The review covered 13 studies of adults age 24 to 42 with HIV, 294 of whom received anabolic steroids for at least six weeks and 238 of whom received placebo. The average weight increase in those taking anabolic steroids was nearly three pounds.
“The magnitude of weight gain observed may be considered clinically relevant,” said lead author Karen Johns, a medical assessment officer from the agency Health Canada. “One hopes there would be greater weight gain with the long-term use of anabolic steroids; however, this has not been proven to date in clinical trials.”
AIDS wasting is a phenomena which leads to immense loss of weight in patients suffering from HIV. This further leads to great amount of muscle weakness along with organ failure, there by leading to shortened life span. The wasting of stems caused from loss of body’s ability to develop muscles, is basically due to lowered levels of testosterone.
Thus we see that anabolic steroids play an eminent role in accentuating the growth of testosterone which then leads to the development of skeletal muscles as well as male sexual features. Although there are some steroids which have been banned for usage by athletes, most of them have found a legitimate application, particularly for men with low levels of testosterone and those suffering from anemia of specific types.
Category: Anabolic Steroids | Tags: AIDS, AIDS wasting, Anabolic Steroids, HIV, steroids, testosterone