Are steroids responsible for rhabdomyolsis of some players of the Iowa Hawkeyes football team?

Over 10 players of the Iowa Hawkeyes football team were taken in hospital due to rhabdomyolsis. This is a disease linked with prompt destruction of skeletal muscle which results in leakage into urine myoglobin, a muscle protein. Persons with this condition suffer from serious muscle pains, weakness and soreness. Since byproducts of the muscle destruction become toxic to the kidneys, there is an induced risk of kidney failure under this circumstance.
Experts started immediately to blame nephrotoxic supplements or anabolic steroids in occurring of rhabdomyolsis in players of the Hawkeyes but there was no any connection between these drugs and this condition in them. The physician James Williams told to CBS during an interview that nephrotoxic supplements had to be blamed for the disease in these football players. He confirmed that individuals had dehydration, when their muscles became broken due to hard trainings. When supplements are used in such cases, they are turned to be toxic to kidneys directly, according to James William. He added that this condition led to rhabdomyolsis.
Unluckily, the media didn’t interview real high-qualified experts. Only so-called specialists were asked by media. That’s why the conclusions were misleading.
It is said that Mike Gimbel of a Maryland anti-steroid and anti-supplement organization doesn’t possess sufficient knowledge. He just claims that although they do not know how the supplements act in body and whether they lead to any benefits, these medicines are quite dangerous for health.
Nevertheless, some facts displayed that anabolic steroids were not responsible for rhabdomyolsis of the football players. These players submitted to tests for banned drugs and they tested negative. Moreover, a specialist has studied and displayed that there was no any relation between muscle disorders and anabolic steroids or HGH. Richard J. Auchus, a specialist on steroid metabolism at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, is sure that gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid is the only medicine that could cause this condition. Sometimes this medicine is applied for anabolic effects as well. This is an illegal medication. Certain experts like Auchus, a consultant of the U. S. Anti-Doping Agency, are sure that no any medication is to be demonized for this condition of these football players. He confirms that the muscle damage is caused by extremely hard training to which the trainers pushed the athletes.
The coach Chris Doyle will be probably blamed for rhabodomyolsis of the football players, if steroids or other supplements will be not turned to be the reasons of the condition. Who knows? Even sport in itself is associated with several risks.