LOS ANGELES, April 12 (UPI) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger has been criticized for his new role as editor of two bodybuilding magazines that promote questionable dietary aids.
Ninety percent of the advertising in Muscle & Fitness and Flex features supplements promoting weight loss or ways to quickly bulk up, which the California governor's critics have said sends a mixed message about fitness, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
"If he wasn't governor, I'd have no problem with what (Schwarzenegger) is doing," said Bill Gurley, a pharmacy professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
"But he's supposed to be looking out for the health and welfare of his state, and those magazines are selling supplement products that frankly we don't know too much about," said Gurley, who specializes in dietary supplements research.
Schwarzenegger, a former seven-time Mr. Olympia, agreed to be executive editor -- seemingly in name only -- for a $1.25 million donation to The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness.
