[HTML][HTML] Fitspiration on social media: Body-image and other psychopathological risks among young adults. A narrative review

I Cataldo, I De Luca, V Giorgetti, D Cicconcelli… - Emerging Trends in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The use of social media is popular in the health and the beauty industry, with an
increasing number of brands using web platforms to promote their products. Among the …

[HTML][HTML] Problematic usage of the internet and eating disorder and related psychopathology: a multifaceted, systematic review and meta-analysis

K Ioannidis, C Taylor, L Holt, K Brown… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Eating disorders are widespread illnesses with significant impact. There is growing concern
about how those at risk of eating disorders overuse online resources to their detriment. We …

Prevalence and patterns of dietary supplement use in elite Spanish athletes

G Baltazar-Martins, D Brito de Souza… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Springer
Background Dietary supplementation is a common strategy to achieve a specific health
status or performance benefit. Several investigations have focused on the prevalence of …

Social media, body image and resistance training: creating the perfect 'me'with dietary supplements, anabolic steroids and SARM's

L Hilkens, M Cruyff, L Woertman, J Benjamins… - Sports medicine …, 2021 - Springer
Background Few studies have assessed the use of dietary supplements, anabolic
androgenic steroids (AAS) and selective androgen receptor modulators (SARM) in male …

The emergence of Exercise Addiction, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and other image-related psychopathological correlates in fitness settings: A cross sectional study

O Corazza, P Simonato, Z Demetrovics, R Mooney… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In a society that perpetuates the strive for a perfect appearance, a fit body has
become synonymous with success, but simultaneously hard to achieve. This represents a …

[HTML][HTML] An international cross-sectional investigation on social media, fitspiration content exposure, and related risks during the COVID-19 self-isolation period

I Cataldo, J Burkauskas, AR Dores, IP Carvalho… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the global COVID-19 pandemic, governments from many countries in the world
implemented various restrictions to prevent the SARS-Cov-2 virus's spread, including social …

Exercise and use of enhancement drugs at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicultural study on coping strategies during self-isolation and related risks

AR Dores, IP Carvalho, J Burkauskas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Little is known about the impact of restrictive measures during the COVID-19
pandemic on self-image and engagement in exercise and other coping strategies alongside …

Prevalence of anabolic steroid users seeking support from physicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JMX Amaral, A Kimergård, P Deluca - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To estimate the overall prevalence of androgenic-anabolic steroids (AAS) users
seeking support from physicians. Secondary objectives are to compare this prevalence in …

Androgen abuse epidemiology

D Sagoe, S Pallesen - Current Opinion in Endocrinology …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
From the 1970s, androgen abuse spread from athletes into the general population.
Consistent with previous evidence, reviewed studies suggest that androgen abuse …

Generating evidence on the use of Image and performance enhancing drugs in the UK: results from a scoping review and expert consultation by the Anabolic Steroid …

J McVeigh, E Hearne, I Boardley, G Bates, V Hope… - Harm reduction …, 2021 - Springer
Background The use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) and associated image and
performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs) is now a global phenomenon. There is a need to …