BLEEP Mother Nature.
I realized a long time ago that she started trying to kill me every since I passed puberty.
I'm doing a pretty good job trying to kill me all by myself, I don't need any help from her.
Posted on 10/27/2006 11:14:31 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
FRIDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The testosterone-fueled American male may be losing his punch.
Over the past two decades, levels of the sex hormone in U.S. men have been falling steadily, a new study finds.
For example, average total testosterone levels in men aged 65 to 69 fell from 503 nanograms/decileter (ng/dL) in 1988 to 423 ng/dL in 2003.
The reasons for this trend are unclear, said researchers at the New England Research Institutes in Waterdown, Mass. They noted that neither aging nor certain other health factors, such as smoking or obesity, can fully explain the decline.
"Male serum testosterone levels appear to vary by generation, even after age is taken into account," study lead author Thomas G. Travison said in a prepared statement.
Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and plays an important role in maintaining bone and muscle mass. Low testosterone levels have been linked to health problems, including lowered libido and diabetes.
It's normal for men's testosterone levels to peak in their late 20s and then start to gradually decline, experts say. But this study found that overall testosterone levels are lower than they were 20 years ago.
"In 1988, men who were 50 years and older had higher serum testosterone concentrations than did comparable 50-year-old men in 1996. This suggests that some factor other than age may be contributing to the observed declines in testosterone over time," Travison said.
He and his colleagues analyzed blood samples -- along with health and other information -- from about 1,500 men in the greater Boston area who took part in the Massachusetts Male Aging Study. That study collected data in 1987-89, 1995-97, and 2002-04.
"This analysis deals with men who were born between 1915 and 1945, but our baseline data were not obtained until the late 1980s, when the elder subjects were about 70 years old, and the youngest about 45," Travison said.
"Events occurring in earlier decades could certainly help explain our results, if their effects persisted into recent years," he noted.
The findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
More information
The U.S. National Library of Medicine has more about testosterone.
Confirming what we already knew. Must be the jockey shorts.
"He and his colleagues analyzed blood samples -- along with health and other information -- from about 1,500 men in the greater Boston area"
BWAHAHAHAHA! Well, of course.
Maybe from all the female hormones in our meat and dairy products.
In parallel with that, American men have degenerated along the same curve -- expecting less and less from their women.
However - there are women in Europe and Asia that possess all the finest qualities, who come without all the "baggage and trash" and can still appreciate a man and show it.
I'm NOT speaking of the bar bimbos, whores or gold diggers.
Anyone who has traveled the world, and visited the better locations in foreign cities - has seen and met some of the most beautiful and refined women on the planet - just like in America. But there, they are in the MAJORITY.
Countries I would recommend for wife hunting if you can't find one here: Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Japan and yes -- China. You single guys -- travel and check it out.
INCOMING.....Take Cover!
Semper Fi
BLEEP Mother Nature.
I realized a long time ago that she started trying to kill me every since I passed puberty.
I'm doing a pretty good job trying to kill me all by myself, I don't need any help from her.
It's alive and well thank you ;)
Same one I started when I was 17yrs old. It's older than most people who are reading this. snicker
Interesting, because one thing about the average American diet now, compared to a generation ago is that we now eat a lot less meat (less zinc and protein), and way more refined carbs.
Well, OK, Duran Duran does not cause low testosterone in US men.
Plese change my entry to "fluoridated water".
Although fluoridated water makes me hungry like the wolf, donchano.
Small price to pay to be able to have only 2.2 children, right?
Too many have followed MTV's "model" of the American woman, and have become virtual if not literally - sluts with tattoos, metal pins, rings and devices attached to various parts of their anatomy........and worse attributes and "history".
On TV maybe. There are classy American women out there. You need to get out more.
No I don't -- I have mine.
I didn't make my comment about ALL American women, but spoke to the majority of those I've observed.
I'm "out" frequently, don't watch television - am quite observant and stand by my observations...
Now - back to my bunker.
Semper Fi
Metrosexuals...
Foods historically associated with virility (oysters) are generally high in zinc.
Late in reading. I advocate weight lifting which I started at age 50. I was 69 yesterday. Last week I got my annual blood results.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmm....
ref ?
agree
Is there a thread about that? LOL!
Just kidding.
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