What are considered steriods????

What exactly do steroids pertain to? Any drugs that help you get stronger? What about how catchers drink 5 cups of coffee before a baseball game? Would that be considered cheating in a game? Should that be put down as steroids? What about Gatorade? On the commercials it says that Gatorade makes you proform better in physical activites? Is that a steriod? What do you think?

Energy Drinks

Our body uses cellular respiration to produce energy. But, we can now drink a can of an energy drink to get a quick burst of energy. Energy drinks can actually damage your heart, and, if you drink too many, can cause the same "buzzed" effects of alcohol.
Many teens today drink energy drinks. They are very harmful to teens because they are still growing, where as they don't affect adults as drastically. So, should teens drink energy drinks? Should adults? Does it matter?

Post your opinions on energy drinks and check out the links below for some reference.

http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/Food_Facts/FAQ/caffeine_and_energy_drinks.asp

http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/fitness/articles/2007/01/29/are_energy_drinks_bad_for_you/

CLONING

One controversial discovery in modern science is that of cloning. Though we have yet to clone human beings, we have already cloned animals and plants. For instance, we have cloned a sheep by a process called " somatic cell nuclear transfer" or SCNT. This is a process by which genetic material is transferred from the nucleus of an adult donor cell to an egg whose nucleus has been removed.

Though we have already cloned animals and plants, there are many people who oppose experimenting on human beings. Discuss your opinions on the issue.

You may find more information at: http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.shtml

Stem Cells

One of the most controversial topics of reserach is the Stem Cells reserach. Stem cells are embryonic cells that leads to to the formation of various parts in the human body. Isolated from the embryos and knowledge of them can lead to many cures to the diseases.

But the opponents of the stem cells reserach have the view that we are messing with life and the human embryos.

Share your views on this!

Fad Diets

For the last many years Fad diets have been becoming more and more popular. Atkins Diet, South Beach Diet, the Lazy Zone Diet, and Metabolism Diet are some examples in the long list of fad diets. Most people instead of following simple rules of good balanced diet and exercise want some miracle by which they can maintain healthy weight without eating healthy and without exercising. We live in this country that has food in the large supply and we are the fattest nation on the planet. Discuss ideas and share ways that can lead to the healthy life style, and how can they avoid fall in trap of the Fad Diets.