Category Archives: Testosterone

Hormone Diet Association?

The hormone diet association is a well known phenomenon. Dietary changes can influence the prevailing milieu of hormones and this in turn can have a profound influence on health. As well as being reported in the academic literature, the hormone … Continue reading

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Low Fat Diets

Low fat diets are a popular form of weight loss, which is unfortunate as their efficacy is questionable when compared to non restrictive alternatives. For example it has been shown that non-restrictive low carbohydrate diets cause superior weight loss compared … Continue reading

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Vitamin D and Testosterone: Misunderstandings

Vitamin D insufficiency is increasingly being reported to be prevalent amongst those living in northern latitudes. This is because for six months of the year the angle of incidence is too low to allow effective penetration of the skin by … Continue reading

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Dietary Zinc and Male Reproduction

Zinc is an important trace mineral for humans that is known to play an important role as a co-factor in a large number of enzymes and is vital to the male reproductive system. Experiments show that zinc deficiency is able … Continue reading

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