Some players of the Iowa Hawkeyes football team were taken in hospital

More than 10 players of the Iowa Hawkeyes football team were taken in hospital because of rhabdomyolsis. This is an illness connected with quick destruction of skeletal muscle that results in leakage into urine myoglobin, a muscle protein. Individuals who have this disease suffer from serious muscle pains, weakness and soreness. Since byproducts of the muscle damage become toxic to the kidneys, there is an enhanced risk of kidney failure under this circumstance.
Specialists began immediately to demonize nephrotoxic supplements or anabolic steroids in appearance of rhabdomyolsis in the Hawkeyes’ football players but there was no any link between these medications and this condition in them. The doctor James Williams told to CBS during an interview that nephrotoxic supplements were responsible for the condition in these football players. He confirmed that individuals had dehydration, when their muscles became broken due to hard trainings. When supplements are used in such situations, they are turned to be toxic to kidneys directly, according to James William. He added that this condition led to rhabdomyolsis.
Unluckily, the media didn’t interview real high-qualified experts. Only so-called experts were asked by media. That’s why the affirmations were misleading.
It is suggested that Mike Gimbel of a Maryland anti-steroid and anti-supplement organization doesn’t have enough knowledge. He just claims that although they do not know how the supplements act in body and whether they lead to any benefits, these products are very dangerous for health.
Nevertheless, some aspects showed that anabolic steroids were not responsible for rhabdomyolsis of the football players. These patients submitted to tests for forbidden medications and they tested negative. Furthermore, a specialist has studied and shown that there was no any link between muscle disorders and anabolic steroids or HGH. Richard J. Auchus, a specialist on steroid metabolism at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, assures that gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid is the only preparation which could lead to this condition. Sometimes this medication is administrated for anabolic effects too. This is an illegal preparation. Some specialists like Auchus, a consultant of the U. S. Anti-Doping Agency, assure that no any medicine is to be demonized for this condition of the players. He confirms that the muscle damage is caused by extremely hard training to which the trainers pushed the players.
The trainer Chris Doyle will be probably blamed for rhabodomyolsis of the football players, if steroids or other supplements will be not turned to be the reasons of the condition. Who knows? Even sport in itself is associated with certain risks.