Naturopathic Solutions

A new study from John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore has found a relationship between low levels of Androgen, and Metabolic Sysndrome in men.

The 5.8 year study by Dr. Annabelle Rodriguez tested 618 men, with an average age of 63 years.

As men get older, they are much more likely than women to develop the symptoms associated with Metabolic Syndrome. The syndrome efects 4% of men between the age of 20-39, and 21% between 40-79 years. As men age, their levels of male hormone decrease but the reduction was observed to be even greater in men with Metabolic Syndrome.

As would be expected, the other risk factors found were high blood pressure, abdominal obesity, abnormal blood sugar levels, low HDL cholesterol levels, and high levels of triglycerides

The next step would be to test whether increasing Androgen levels would improve recovery of Metabolic Syndrome

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