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Could it be that the high protein / low carb diet have something to do with it? My money is on this one. A few years ago I switched to a high-protein diet bec
by SMAAART 6y ago
Could it be that the high protein / low carb diet have something to do with it?
My money is on this one.
A few years ago I switched to a high-protein diet because I started lifting, slowly but steadily things "went south". At one point was pretty bad.
Then I found 1 obscure study linking low carb diet to low testosterone, I switched to a more balanced mediterranean diet and things improved and then got better than ever before.
I know this is heresy, but.. I am putting out there, you've heard it here first.
- al_chemist 6y agoI doubt that many young people do "high protein / low carb" diet. It's hard to avoid carbs by mistake, especially with young people food like fries, pizza and beer. "Low carb" diet does not lower your testosterone. "High protein" diet does [1], because proteins will bond with testosterone. Increased magnesium will prevent that [2]. "High fat / low carb" diet will increase your testosterone due to increased dietary fat consumption. [1]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2129168/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2129168/ [2]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3958794/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3958794/