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The open secret to looking like a superhero

The open secret to looking like a superhero

PEDs are becoming mainstream. Vox's Alex Abad-Santos explains how.

Recode Daily

November 9, 202111m 45s

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Performance-enhancing drugs helped create the new male body standard. You see their effects on the action heroes of mainstream movies, on the fitness influencers of Instagram, maybe even on the people lifting next to us at the gym. PEDs are becoming mainstream, but we still don't fully understand what they do to our health. Vox's Alex Abad-Santos explains.

Read Alex's story: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22760163/steroids-hgh-hollywood-actors-peds-performance-enhancing-drugs

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