The use of Performance enhancing drugs — or PEDs — may well be the movie industry’s worst kept secret, according to contributor Harry Shukman. It’s the only way that many of today’s leading men could cook up those superhero abs at such short notice, as a host of industry insiders reveal. Today on Overheard at the Clubhouse, we discuss the effect these treatments can have on the stars themselves; the wider impact on the rest of us; and the mysterious, shadowy omèrta that surrounds this dark art — and why it persists today.

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