the difference between a steroid your doctor might prescribe for pain or and the illegal steroids athletes take.
In: Chemistry
If you really want your mind blown… your body has steroids flying around it all the time.
Cholesterol is a steroid (builds cells).
Testosterone is a steroid (boy hormone).
Estrogen is a steroid (girl hormone).
Cortisol is a steroid (anti inflammatory).
Vitamin D is a steroid (helps with calcium).
Steroids are a pretty broad category of compounds that do a wide range of things.
And yes, the description of the steroids above is *wildly* oversimplified.
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