What Kills Testosterone in Young Men?
The main male hormone has been worrying a strong half of humanity for a long time. Almost everyone knows that the level of this hormone affects reproductive function, masculinity, and libido, but it is also crucial for the health of muscles, bones and blood vessels. It is proven that people with low levels of this hormone usually suffer from hypertension, arthritis and type 2 diabetes.
10 years ago, a large-scale study was conducted, during which it became clear that in 2004, compared with 1997, the level of testosterone in men fell by 17%. At the same time, a decrease in testosterone has always been considered a sign of aging, however, this problem increasingly occurs in young men.
Belly or masculinity
The main enemy of testosterone is obesity and associated metabolic disorders. Scientists from the University of Massachusetts have shown that a strong increase in body weight decreases testosterone levels by about an additional 10 years of life. So, adipose tissue synthesizes estrogen from testosterone. With the help of a special enzyme, testosterone is transformed into the female hormone estradiol.
A strong increase in female hormones in the male body leads to the fact that the man is growing stout, losing muscle mass, vigor, suffering from mood changes and depression, his libido is reduced.
Beer curse
Alcohol addiction is also added to an unhealthy diet. Thus, the composition of some alcoholic beverages such as beer includes phytoestrogens, which, like estrogens, contribute to the inhibition of testosterone production.
Fear is not for men
Another factor that reduces testosterone in young men is stress. Every time a man experiences stress (job loss, a relationship problem, etc.), he produces cortisol, the “hormone of fear.” When the level of cortisol rolls over, testosterone tends to "to the bottom."
Few sleep and sit in the office
Lack of sleep also affects masculinity. Experts at the University of Chicago found that men who sleep five hours a day, testosterone levels are 15% lower than those who can afford 7-8 hours of sleep. That's because almost all of the male hormone is produced at night in the phase of deep sleep.
In addition, one more problem of the 21st century is added - hypodynamia, that is, lack of physical activity, when a man spends 10 hours a day in a sitting position at work or behind the wheel. As a result, the body's muscle activity is weakened and testosterone production decreases.
