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English => General => Topic started by: antani02 on 14. August 2004, 15:12:50 PM
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From www.signonsandiego.com (article about growth hormone)
"A few years back, several sprinters from the same track club arrived at an early-season meet – all wearing braces.
There are two likely explanations. Either they decided the sudden need to straighten their teeth and got a group discount at a local orthodontist, or they were taking growth hormone and had no choice.
Unlike steroids, which target muscles, growth hormone makes a lot of things bigger – muscles, bones, internal organs, hands, feet, foreheads, jaws. In some cases, your lower jaw elongates and your teeth splay. It can be an annoying side effect, but for many athletes it's a small price of (and for) fame. What are a few months of picking food out of your braces in the name of a sub-10-second 100 meters? "
Very true actually...to name a few: Marion Jones and Torri Edwards...might their braces be connected to this problem? As far as I know both of them have been accused of doping...