Essays Tagged: "muscle tissue"

Steroid use of steroids by atheletes

e sports that they compete in is so that they gain an unfair advantage by the accelerated growth of muscle tissue. Many people use steroids in all areas and calibers of sports even though they are usu ... is thinking is that steroids according to "Anabolic Steroid Abuse", "promote the growth of skeletal muscle" (par.1). The steroids themselves can be taken orally, as tablets or powders, and can also be ...

(4 pages) 326 0 4.3 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Nutrition and You

grains, and meats.Exercise is also an important part of nutrition. Exercise helps tone and maintain muscle tissue and ensure that the body's organs stay in good condition. Healthy eating without exerc ... ohydrates .Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for the body. This energy is mostly used for muscle movement and digestion of food. Some sources of carbohydrates are : grains, fruits, vegetable ...

(6 pages) 441 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness

This essay is about evolution, how why and when.

s not true. Non-genetic changes that occur during an organism's life span, for example increases in muscle tissue due to exercise cannot be passed on to the next generation and are not examples of evo ...

(4 pages) 93 0 3.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Should Steroids or other supplements be allowed in Sports?

their performance on the field or the court. Anabolic Steroids are a common drug that help to build muscle tissue and increase body mass by acting like the body's natural male hormone, testosterone. ( ... of the male hormone testosterone. These derivatives of testosterone promote the growth of skeletal muscle and lean body mass. Steroids are taken orally or injected. Athletes and other abusers take th ...

(4 pages) 293 1 4.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

This paper is about drugs and athletes in todays society

family of synthetic compounds put together. Anabolic refers to the ability of steroids to build up muscle tissue and stimulate growth. Testosterone came into sports when Russian weight lifters discov ... by young people that hate their skinny bodies. Most of all, steroids are used by athletes to build muscle mass. They also help muscles to recuperate more quickly from fatigue or injury. These enable ...

(5 pages) 81 0 4.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Steroid use, damn good paper...worked hard on it.

the sports that they compete in so that they gain an unfair advantage by accelerating the growth of muscle tissue. Even though steroids are usually banned, many athletes still use steroids in all kind ... h help increase the development of male sexual characteristics. By promoting the growth of skeletal muscles, steroids basically turns women into men and men into monsters. In the Commission Reports, D ...

(6 pages) 175 0 4.3 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

A review of David Key's article entitled, "Europe's First Mummies," . Archaeologists had discovered the oldest mummies ever found in Europe!

only after the bodies, which had been above ground for several hundred years, were buried. Skin and muscle tissue kept the bodies from falling apart.Several theories surround questions concerning why ...

(1 pages) 53 2 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Archaeology

Excersise physiology - energy systems explained, eg lactic acid etc

heavily upon the lactic acid system for A.T.P energy.*Oxygen SystemFirstly uses glucose from either muscle tissue or from the liver and secondly breaks down fatty acids. The main fuel is glucose.What ... he liver and secondly breaks down fatty acids. The main fuel is glucose.What is A.T.PThe Energy for muscle contraction which comes from the breakdown of a chemical compound named adenosine triphosphat ...

(4 pages) 48 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Biotechnology - Anabolic Steroids

are any drugs or hormonal substances chemically related to testosterone, a male hormone that helps muscle growth. Anabolic means "building body tissue." Anabolic steroids help build muscle tissue and ... two ways of taking steroids, some anabolic steroids are taken orally, others are injected into the muscle, and others are provided in gels or creams that are rubbed on the skin. Doses taken by abuser ...

(6 pages) 105 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biotechnology

Nutrition

grains, and meats.Exercise is also an important part of nutrition. Exercise helps tone and maintain muscle tissue and ensure that the body's organs stay in good condition. Healthy eating without exerc ... ohydrates. Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for the body. This energy is mostly used for muscle movement and digestion of food. Some sources of carbohydrates are grains, fruits, vegetables, ...

(6 pages) 132 0 0.0 May/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Genetics and affects of alcohol on body

it depends on your background". Alcohol reaction depends on ones culture, genes, religion, gender, muscle tissue, and environment you live in. while looking for answers in books and articles I found ... have less lean body tissue to take up alcohol. Men have higher weight that women and they have more muscle tissues. That why a given amount of ethanol results in higher blood levels in females then in ...

(4 pages) 35 2 3.3 Jun/2005

Subjects: Science Essays

A BRIEF history on the uses of Steroids.

atural and synthetic steroid hormones that promote cell growth and division, resulting in growth of muscle tissue and sometimes bone size and strength. Testosterone is the best known natural anabolic ... zing effects.Examples of anabolic effects:* Increased protein synthesis from amino acids* Increased muscle mass and strength* Increased appetite* Increased bone remodelling and growth* Stimulation of ...

(12 pages) 70 0 5.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Athletes and Steroids

to boost athletic performance. Anabolic means "Body building tissue." Anabolic steroids help build muscle tissue and increase body mass by acting like the body's natural male hormone, testosterone.Lo ... g. Athletes involved in weight training or bodybuilding. Anyone interested in building and defining muscles\Many people that take steroids take them orally, which is in a pill form. Others Inject them ...

(2 pages) 32 1 3.7 May/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Adolescents And Nutrition

ng sufficient calories needed to do physical activities. Nutrients help adolescents grow and repair muscle tissue. They also provide enjoyment in their life! . A study has proven that over half of all ...

(4 pages) 42 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Blood doping

tion is needed to fully understand exactly what blood doping can do for an individual. In order for muscles to perform, they need a ready supply of oxygen. During high intensity exercise, oxygen is de ... n. During high intensity exercise, oxygen is depleted and the body can not get enough oxygen to the muscle in order for them to perform their optimal potential. This lack of ability to get oxygen to t ...

(3 pages) 12 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Obesity

third approach is exercise. It is an important factor for losing weight. Exercises change fat into muscle tissue. It also provides great psychological benefits. However, physical activity alone will ...

(2 pages) 23 0 2.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

all muscular dystrophies. It is found in 1 of every 3,500 males and is characterized by progressive muscle wasting. It is caused by the lack of dystrophin, which is a protein found in the cell membran ... waddling motion and sometimes they walk up on their toes. Usually, hypertrophy, or enlarging of the muscles, especially in the calves is noticed. However, the hypertrophy is actually caused by adipose ...

(4 pages) 16 0 0.0 May/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Should performance enhancing drugs be illegal?

ic performance. For example, an athlete using anabolic drugs will increase protein synthesis within muscle cells, causing a build up of muscle tissue, therefore allows the athlete to train at higher l ...

(3 pages) 33 4 4.3 Jun/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Diabetes Case Study

rately looks for an energy source because the cells are notgetting glucose. It starts to break down muscle tissue and fat for energy. Type 2 happensgradually with increasing insulin resistance so weig ...

(7 pages) 98 0 5.0 May/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne Muscular DystrophyDuchenne muscular dystrophy is a disorder that involves muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue that gets progressively worse over time. It starts in chil ... rugs that help slow down the process of Duchenne; one being a drug that can keep calcium out of the muscle cells. When calcium gets on the surface of the muscle cells it increases muscle wasting, so t ... icted itself. The point of the treatment was to block the calcium to get to the surface membrane of muscle cells, but throughout life you are told to drink lots of milk to keep you bones and muscles s ...

(3 pages) 2 0 0.0 Feb/2013

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology