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Yeah, but a few paragraphs later, we have this: "According to Lokeshwar, potential causes for these declines could be increased obesity/BMI, assay variations,
by cgh 6y ago
Yeah, but a few paragraphs later, we have this:
"According to Lokeshwar, potential causes for these declines could be increased obesity/BMI, assay variations, diet/phytoestrogens, declined exercise and physical activity, fat percentage, marijuana use, and environmental toxins."
My personal, totally unsupported hypothesis: society is simply kinder and gentler now. As evidenced by the high testosterone in prison populations, this hormone responds to environmental threats of potential violence.
- lrenn 6y ago> My personal, totally unsupported hypothesis: society is simply kinder and gentler now. Loved reading that. I don't know if it's true, but I hope so.
- jmpeax 6y agoIt's probably not the case that testosterone being lower is a result of society being kinder and gentler, but that society is kinder and gentler as a result of the lower testosterone.
- vmception 6y agoI didn't read it in the former way personally. Your sentence confused me at first with that assumption for you to disprove.
- psychoslave 6y agoWell, there might be a positive feedback loop factor implied, even if other factors might affect the rise of kinder society and the decrease of testosterone. That’s funny as the first time I heard about feedback loop was in college biology courses, when we were taught how women hormones interactions are modelizable.
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