About the publication
Gym culture is no longer the subcultural and masculine-coded phenomenon it was in the 1970s. Today, it is a global multi-million dollar industry with a strong focus on the body and what it looks like. Despite the idealisation of healthy lifestyles, doping substances are being used.
Research shows that the use of doping leads to serious physical and mental health problems such as increased irritability, depression, liver damage and hair loss.
In the the publication the authors summarise the research currently available in the social sciences on doping in gym and fitness culture, while also demonstrating knowledge gaps in this field.
Författare: Jesper Andreasson, Linnaeus University, Thomas Johansson, University of Gothenburg and Johan Öhman,
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