A survey by the University of Glamorgan found as many as seven out of 10 people using gyms in the region take drugs to help their training.

More inactive lifestyles mean people are turning to steroids to get the shape they want, the study author says.

The research is unveiled on the BBC Radio Wales programme Eye on Wales.

Professor Bruce Davies carried out the research in gyms dedicated to heavy lifting in the south Wales valleys area, and says the findings replicate those of studies carried out in other parts of Wales.

He said: “We found by going into big lifting gyms that 70% of the attendants were using anabolic steroids.

“We&39;s a number of people using anabolic steroids in Wales.”

Side-effects of the drugs can include baldness, impotence, developing milk-producing breasts in men and acne, and in misuse of anabolic steroids can cause heart and liver failure.

Professor Davies believes use has risen in former mining areas because of social changes.

“Gone are the days when you could get admiration by going down a mine -you didn&39;re not a very active society so the only way to acquire the muscles these people want is to weight train using anabolic steroids.”

Dealing

One 20-year-old enthusiast, who gained five stone in three years after taking steroids, thinks the risks of the drug have been overstated.

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