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10/16/22 6:21 PM

#21549 RE: dropdeadfred #21534

dropdeadfred, Yet another death you misinformation-mongrels jump on to and feed from. Disgusting. Why not wait for an honest account of why people die. And miserables as you crowd the internet. You exploit unexplained as yet death for your own sick agendas. You truly are deplorables.

Meet Greg Merritt, a guy more interested in honest, well-meaning research and fact, rather than vicious bullshit as you are.

Do Pro Bodybuilders Die Younger Than Average? (Updated)

And what are the most common causes of pro bodybuilder deaths?

By Greg Merritt -
November 16, 2021

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OBSERVATIONS

• Pro bodybuilder kidney-related deaths at 10% is abnormally high and is likely associated with PEDs, especially insulin and diuretics.

• Liver damage is associated with oral anabolic steroid usage, but only one pro bodybuilder death was known to be liver-related, perfectly in line with the percentage of all American men (who are much more likely to cause liver damage via heavy alcohol drinking). A second bodybuilder (Andreas Münzer) died with, but not from, liver cancer.

• Cancer deaths are low in the pro bodybuilder group. This is likely, in part, because lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer fatalities in men, and pro bodybuilders have a much lower propensity for smoking than the general population. This may also explain the lower instances of pro bodybuilder respiratory deaths, both of which were from infections, as opposed to smoking-related diseases like emphysema.

• Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America and worldwide. Still, the 25 pro bodybuilder cardiovascular deaths stand out. If six or more of the 11 deaths listed as “unspecified natural” were heart-related, over half of the pro bodybuilder deaths have been cardiovascular. This is alarming, but even more so when we consider the young age at which too many pro bodybuilders are dying from heart failure. Let’s explore this in more detail.

https://www.thebarbell.com/do-pro-bodybuilders-die-younger-than-average/