Answer:
1. <u>ANABOLIC STEROIDS</u>
<u>Pros: </u>
- Muscle growth
- Decrease in recovery time after an injury.
- Reduction of body fat.
- Can be used to treat several medical conditions.
- Increase in red blood cell production. (Can be good or bad if too much red blood cells are produced)
<u>Cons: </u>
In males may cause:
- Decrease in testicular function
- Mood and behavioral changes
- Increased risk of heart disease
In all genders can cause:
- High risk of addiction and drug abuse
- High blood pressure
- Blood clots
- Heart attacks
- Stroke
- Artery damage
- Tumors
- Aggression
- Mania
- Delusions
- Severe acne and cysts
- Oily scalp and skin
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<u>PROHORMONES</u>
<u>Pros:</u>
- Increased body mass and muscle gains
- Improved stamina, strength, and endurance
- Enhanced athletic performance
- Pro for males: A more defined jawline and deeper voice
- Rapid recovery when performing demanding physical tasks
- Made professionally in a lab
- Regulated by the FDA
<u>Cons:</u>
- Some increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Risk of pancreatic and prostate cancer and behavioral changes from elevated blood concentrations of androstenedione.
- Put you at risk for a positive drug test.
- Banned by the IOC, NCAA and NFL.
<u>HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE</u>
<u>Pros:</u>
- Maintains, builds, and repairs healthy tissue in the brain and other organs.
- Speeds up healing after an injury.
- Repairs muscle tissue after exercise.
- Builds muscle mass
- Boosts metabolism
- Burns fat
<u>Cons:</u>
- Chronic use may lead to the following problems
- Diabetes
- Carpal tunnel compression
- Muscle disease
- Shortened life span
- Banned substance
- May actually result in a decrease in performance
2. Having no physical activity(not exercising) is one of the causes of hypertension(high blood pressure), coronary heart disease, colon cancer, and diabetes. This means that if you exercise, you can protect yourself from hypertension(high blood pressure), coronary heart disease, colon cancer, diabetes, and more. Physical activity can reduce the cost of heath care, because exercising makes you healthy mentally and physically, so you won't have to go to the doctor much, since your healthy. This is how physical activity plays a role in the prevention of disease and the reduction of health care costs.
Explanation: I learned this from being in Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) and Physical Education. And I also just looked it up.
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