Role of steroids in body fat distribution

A valuable research was conducted at Lulea University of Technology and Umea University. Specialists studied and defined links between steroid use, fat distribution in body and certain adverse reactions of anabolic steroids. The research has displayed that steroid users can experience unhealthy fat distribution which can cause heart attacks and other illnesses of cardiovascular system.
The results of the study and conclusions are published in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
 10 Swedish elite lifters were enrolled in the research. They administer anabolic steroids regularly. Thus, it was studied function of steroids in body fat distribution.
It is known that lifters that apply anabolic-androgenic steroids face risks suffering from heart attacks. The specialists at Lulea University of Technology and Umea University have studied the way body fat is distributed in lifters who apply steroids having anabolic and androgenic features. It has been determined that incorrect fat distribution can be a reason for disorders of cardiovascular system.
The lifters that were implicated in the research were divided into 2 groups. Fat distribution was studied in all lifters. The lifters of one group used anabolic steroids. The lifters of the other group didn’t use steroids.
The study has manifested that those that take steroids have more reduced fat deposits below the waist. So, they have more decreased levels of gynoid fat.
DEXA scanner which is ordinarily utilized to study osteoporosis has been used in order to determine fat distribution during the research.