The decrease in its levels is related to obesity and erectile dysfunction. But if you correct the failure, you will gain muscle and lose kilos.
Male obesity from the age of 40 could be effectively reduced by regulating testosterone levels and through an exercise program. Farid Saad, a medical researcher at Bayer AG, in Germany, conducted a five-year study in which it was found that when men have low testosterone levels and they are regulated through the administration of a testosterone decanoate (Nebido ), they begin to lose body fat and increase their muscle mass.
When it’s missing…
“People with testosterone deficits gain weight, as this process causes loss of energy. When the levels normalize, they feel stronger, so they begin to resume their physical activity and begin to exercise more. The other point is that when this hormone is raised to adequate levels, the amount of body fat is reduced and muscle mass increases (from four to five kilos). Muscle tissue is responsible for burning energy and making the use of glucose in the blood more efficient. “
What to do?
Saad points out that about 40 percent of those with testosterone deficiency manifest metabolic syndrome, caused by insulin resistance, which promotes the joint presence of central obesity, high blood pressure, glucose intolerance, high levels of triglycerides and low index HDL or good cholesterol. “The best way to counteract this process is through the administration of this drug, which reduces the accumulation of abdominal fat, improves muscle mass, awakens sexual desire and promotes increased energy and vigor,” explains Farid Saad.
Go to the gym
Saad says that the combination of exercise and testosterone is the best option to lose weight and increase muscle mass, but it should be noted that hormone replacement alone is not a treatment to counteract obesity.