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Androstenedione: Just Another Supplement Suppose that you were a distressed student, but you knew of a pill that would enable you to get better grades. Would you choose to take them or not? It would be preposterous to say that many would not. Mark McGwire, first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, had to make a decision similar to this. The decision he was forced to make was whether or not to use the body supplement androstenedione. This year, Mark McGwire broke the single season record for home runs and everyone made a big ordeal about his use of androstenedione. Many felt that since androstenedione is already outlawed in Professional Football, the Olympics, and the NCAA, then it should be illegal in Major League Baseball as well. Once again I ask if it were possible for you to enhance any part of your body, would you choose to do so? Over the Thanksgiving break, my grandfather and I got into a discussion about McGwire. He told me that he felt that McGwire should not even be mentioned for MVP this year because of his use of andro. I said, grandpa, as a farmer you are constantly looking for ways to increase crop yield. The answer is always some type of fertilizer. Every other farmer may also choose to use these fertilizers,
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Approximate Word count = 1992
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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