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Steroid users are more vulnerable to the coronavirus
« on: May 01, 2021, 07:22:15 AM »
https://www.ergo-log.net/steroid-users-more-vulnerable-to-coronavirus.html

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Does this also mean that athletes who use anabolic steroids are more likely to have complications or even a fatal coronavirus infection? Yes, Brazilian endocrinologists at the Federal University of Sao Paulo write in BMJ Case Reports. "

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Re: Steroid users are more vulnerable to the coronavirus
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2021, 08:30:49 AM »
https://www.ergo-log.net/steroid-users-more-vulnerable-to-coronavirus.html

"Case study
Does this also mean that athletes who use anabolic steroids are more likely to have complications or even a fatal coronavirus infection? Yes, Brazilian endocrinologists at the Federal University of Sao Paulo write in BMJ Case Reports. "


The answer is NO. Them's the Dangerous Doctors.

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Re: Steroid users are more vulnerable to the coronavirus
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2021, 08:45:15 AM »
The article doesn't mention the obvious fact that PCOS is induced by excessive carb consumption, and male bodybuilders also eat an unhealthy amount of carbs while avoiding fat-soluble micronutrients. Both groups are malnourished, insulin resistant and chronically inflamed, so it is predictable that their immune systems would be vulnerable.