{"id":12243,"date":"2017-05-24T11:48:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T15:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=12243"},"modified":"2017-05-24T11:48:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T15:48:43","slug":"low-testosterone-levels-causing-weight-gain-in-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/low-testosterone-levels-causing-weight-gain-in-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Testosterone Levels Causing Weight Gain in Men"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">In spite of the fact that this steroid hormone is found in many warm blooded creatures, reptiles and even feathered creatures. In any case, before overweight men run out and begin supplementing their testosterone levels, take note of this is not really a 1:1 connection. Like most conditions including body weight, nothing is as straightforward as it appears. While there is solid proof to recommend that low testosterone levels can bring about weight pick up, there is likewise confirmation to propose that abundance weight pick up really causes bring down testosterone levels.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">Testosterone plays a strong role in the development of the testis and the prostate, and it also promotes secondary characteristics like muscle mass, bone mass and even body hair.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">A separate study found that low testosterone\u2014hypogonadism\u2014may be linked to metabolic syndrome \u2013 a condition in which abdominal body fat increases.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">While there is strong evidence to suggest that low testosterone levels can cause weight gain, there is also evidence to suggest that excess weight gain actually causes lower testosterone levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;In a study conducted in 2006, 2,100 men over the age of 45 were tested, and of those men, the ones considered to be obese were over two-times as likely to have low testosterone compared to those with a healthy weight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"readmoretext\">Read more: <\/span><a id=\"source\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.weightlossforall.com\/low-testosterone-levels-causing-weight-gain-in-men.htm\">http:\/\/www.weightlossforall.com\/low-testosterone-levels-causing-weight-gain-in-men.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"task_trail\" style=\"display:none\">(abstract 341H3G5YF0F0EHOVW7VQTK5XW6OZ02 36WLNQG78ZB6ATY2P2J4GBWK46SEBZ A53VYIFCCASOA)(authorquote 3MIVREZQVHZTDFU8D4MVLB8252CKQ4 3VAR3R6G1P29KMDKG42QUL0X02O8O9 A1DCGB72N1UIPT)(keypoints 3E9VAUV7BWFWA4C8SNQ04J88ZZ1AYK 39K0FND3AHGZ37LN0M7RY8HNVQFMAI A224B7BAQ0MZSN)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In spite of the fact that this steroid hormone is found in many warm blooded creatures, reptiles and even feathered creatures. 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