Recreational Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use Associated With Liver Injuries Among Brazilian Young Men.

Background: The recreational use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) has reached alarming levels among healthy people. However, several complications have been related to consumption of these drugs, including liver disorders.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of liver injuries in young Brazilian recreational AAS users.

Anabolic-androgenic steroids: a possible new risk factor of toxicant-associated fatty liver disease.

Background: Industrial toxin and drugs have been associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); in these cases, the disease has been termed toxicant-associated steatohepatitis (TASH).

Aim: This study hypothesizes that the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) could also be a risk factor to TASH or better toxicant-associated fatty liver disease (TAFLD) development.

Methodology: Case-control study including 180 non-competitive recreational male bodybuilders from August/2007 to March/2009.