Saw this article on
MSN.com and I'm confused. Here I am trying to eat healthy, and then I read number 4.
1. The normal range for testosterone in an adult male: 270 to 1,000 nanograms per deciliter. The most accurate measure is a simple blood test, so call your doctor.
2. Indicators of low testosterone: Irritability, low libido, fatigue, bone and muscle loss, erectile dysfunction, and enjoying the work of Aaron Brown have all been linked to unhealthily low testosterone levels.
3. One percent. That's the average drop in testosterone per year in healthy men between ages thirty and seventy. Testosterone usually peaks when a man is in his twenties.
4. What you eat matters. A diet containing 30 to 40 percent fat may raise your T level.
5. Absurd but true: When two sports teams square off, the testosterone levels of even the fans are affected. When the game ends, the T levels of the fans on the losing end plummet, while the levels of the winning team's devotees rise.
6. Testosterone makes you happy. A recent article published in the American Journal of Psychiatry reported that nearly half the subjects in a study of depressed men had low testosterone.
7. But too much makes you stupid. A study of forty-four hundred men in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine showed that men with high testosterone are more likely to drink, smoke, fight, and get injured.
8. Two facts about testosterone supplements: Many men who take them claim to feel stronger, more virile, and healthier overall. Once available only by injection, testosterone supplements now come in pill, patch, and gel form.
9. And yet. . . Despite the growing market for supplements -- pharmacies filled 2.2 million prescriptions in 2003, double the number they filled just three years earlier -- the National Institutes of Health caution that studies on the efficacy and safety of testosterone supplements are far from conclusive.
10. So be wary and use caution. The greatest health concern is that supplements could accelerate the growth of prostate cancer and cause liver damage.
11. Love him or hate him, Dr. Atkins was quite virile. Eating steaks and burgers raises testosterone. Similarly, avoiding meat and grazing on lettuce and rice cakes is a surefire way to lower your T level.
12. Marriage = castration. The testosterone levels of married men are lower than those of unmarried men, probably because married men no longer need to seek out mates. When men divorce, their T levels rise.
13. All things in moderation. Even exercise. Rigorous workouts stimulate testosterone production. But studies show that after sixty minutes of exercise, T levels begin to fall.
14. At last, an explanation: In healthy men, testosterone levels peak in the morning, right about the time you wake up.
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