In the News – Can Hair Loss Drugs Cause Injuries to Athletes?
Snippet from the article:
Arsene Wenger has warned that professional footballers looking to cure baldness with hair loss products could be putting their careers at risk.
The Arsenal manager made the shocking claim when discussing the nature of injuries in his weekly press conference ahead of Sunday’s game against Everton.
Wenger, who revolutionised the English game when importing new fitness and preparatory methods following his arrival at Arsenal in 1996, says some players are leaving themselves open to problems if they use products to reverse the process of balding.
And according to the Gunners boss, vanity could lead to injury.
Read the rest — Wenger warns stars over hair loss products
He says hair loss medications can lead to liver problems, though he doesn’t specifically say which medications he’s concerned about. As far as I’m aware, finasteride (Propecia) does not have any adverse effects on the liver.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2597334/Arsene-Wenger-warns-players-putting-health-risk-trying-prevent-hair-loss.html
If you read this article he clearly mentioned “a pill”. Pretty obvious he is referring to propecia there.
Having advised several football teams in sports nutrition I can confirm that they no absolutely nothing and are years behind medical science and rely on a lot of rumours and the players own advisors, who often have no real qualifications. I had one team who banned creatine as it caused ‘cramps, bleeding and was the same as steroids’ yet they didn’t say much about the players drinking epic quantities of alcohol on their nights out. The chances of Arsene Wenger knowing what propecia is, does or it’s pharmaceutical profile are slim to none.
propecia is receiving too much criticism for a long time, unfortunately I think it is time to invest in new topical products as who knows cb 03-01, bimatoprost …