Pro-inflammatory diet tied to testosterone deficiency in men, Study says
Recent research published in the Journal of Urology has found out that men adhering to a more pro-inflammatory diet appear to have a higher risk of testosterone deficiency, indicating the important role of diet in male reproductive health.
According to previous literature, testosterone deficiency has been linked to decreased lean body mass, reduced bone mineral density and other chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, literature about the relationship among the inflammatory potential of diet, T level and TD is scarce.
Hence, Chichen Zhang and colleagues from the Department of Urology, Institute of Urology and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China carried out the present study to investigate the association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and sex hormones in a large, nationally representative adult male sample.
The authors included a total of 4,151 participants with males aged ≥20 years, all of whom provided a 24-hour dietary intake history and underwent serum sex hormone testing. Weighted proportions and multivariable analysis controlling for age, race, energy, smoking status, education level, body mass index and time of venipuncture were used to evaluate the associations between Dietary Inflammatory Index and sex hormones.
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