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Because men in 2020 have statistically lower testosterone than men decades before them.
by joemazerino 6y ago
Because men in 2020 have statistically lower testosterone than men decades before them.
- rodiger 6y agoSource on that? Or just a quip about a lack of perceived "toughness"? Edit: Wow looks like it's true, TIL!
- erfgh 6y agohttps://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/2017/10/02/youre-not-the-man-your-father-was/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/2017/10/02/youre-not-t... or https://archive.is/cVyND https://archive.is/cVyND
- gowld 6y agoThat article starts off with interesting science (T dropping 50% in a century, T possibly boosted for a generation by cigarettes, etc) and then takes a weird turn at Tyler Cowen and meanders into speculative woods.
- excursionist 6y agoDo you have a source for 'cigarettes boost T'? Is it the nicotine or some other chemical in cigarettes?
- jshevek 6y agoNot the best immediate source, but it identifies a study which you can look up if this isn't satisfactory: https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59fcc5fbe4b0d467d4c224b3 https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59fcc5fbe4b0d467d4c224b3
- rodiger 6y agoThank you!
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- Ensorceled 6y agoIf you cut and paste the comment you are replying to into ddg/google you literally get hundreds of references. It’s a very well known phenomenon linked especially to increased obesity.
- chapium 6y agoYou make a good point, Covid barely bothered men before late 2019.
- phnofive 6y agoThis CoViD outbreak is the worst on record, you’re right.
- SketchySeaBeast 6y agoBut that doesn't actually address the question. Why not women, who have less testosterone? Just because men have less than a generation ago, they still probably have more than women.
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