(Press-News.org) Young people who use multiple muscle-building supplements are more likely to report symptoms of muscle dysmorphia, per Canadian study of more than 2,500 adolescents and young adults.
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Article URL: https://plos.io/3EyuhD6
Article Title: Muscle-building supplement use is associated with muscle dysmorphia symptomatology among Canadian adolescents and young adults
Author Countries: Canada, France, U.S.
Funding: This study was funded by the Connaught New Researcher Award (#512586; KTG) at the University of Toronto. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Young people who use multiple muscle-building supplements are more likely to report symptoms of muscle dysmorphia
2025-02-19
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