Low Testosterone (Hypogonadism): 7 Causes (Dietary, etc.) and Ways to Increase Testosterone Levels

7 Scientific Reasons for Low Testosterone Levels in Men and 10 Ways to Increase Testosterone Levels. Low testosterone levels can be caused by many lifestyle factors including dietary choices, stress, sleep habits, and chemical exposures.

In this lesson, you will learn about 7 different lifestyle factors that can lead to decreased levels of testosterone and the mechanism by which these factors affects testosterone levels.

****PLEASE NOTE: This lesson is a VERY BASIC lesson on dietary, environmental and lifestyle factors that can lead to lower testosterone levels - some of these factors have only minors effects on testosterone levels. I also do not discuss the two main categories of hypogonadism (hypogonadotropic and hypergonadotropic). There are many, many more causes of hypogonadism (including genetic, endocrinological, medications/drugs, etc.) that I DO NOT discuss in this lesson.*****

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SOME INFORMATION ADAPTED FROM SOURCE:
"10 Ways to Keep Testosterone Levels High"
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/dr-mike-hart/low-testosterone-levels_b_3486961.html

OTHER SOURCES:

1) BPA and Testosterone
*REDUCTIONS IN TESTOSTERONE DUE TO BPA APPEAR TO BE GENDER SPECIFIC*
Serum Testosterone Concentrations and Urinary Bisphenol A, Benzophenone-3, Triclosan, and Paraben Levels in Male and Female Children and Adolescents: NHANES 2011–2012 (2016)
Franco Scinicariello and Melanie C. Buser

2) Overweight/Obese and Low Testosterone
Lowered testosterone in male obesity: mechanisms, morbidity and management (2014)
Mark Ng Tang Fui, Philippe Dupuis, and Mathis Grossmann

3) Reduced Sleep and Low Testosterone
The relationship between sleep disorders and testosterone in men (2014)
Gary Wittert

4) Dietary Factors and Testosterone
Soy Protein - ***ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS MOST DATA DOES NOT SHOW SOY TO REDUCE TESTOSTERONE LEVELS***
Clinical and biological activity of soy protein powder supplementation in healthy male volunteers. (2007)
Goodin S1, Shen F, Shih WJ, Dave N, Kane MP, Medina P, Lambert GH, Aisner J, Gallo M, DiPaola RS.

Zinc
Zinc status and serum testosterone levels of healthy adults. (1996)
Prasad AS1, Mantzoros CS, Beck FW, Hess JW, Brewer GJ.

Vitamin E Deficiency
*This is an old study showing that gonadotropin release from pituitary is reduced in vitamin E deficiency IN RATS with relatively normal testosterone levels*
Effect of vitamin E on function of pituitary-gonadal axis in male rats and human subjects. (1982)

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