Research
Hormonal
In males with type 2 diabetes, an intensive lifestyle intervention increased testosterone levels by 14% at year 1.
Practitioners should be aware of the increase in testosterone levels in males following weight loss interventions.
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At year 1 in males, ILI did not change E2 levels but increased T by 14%.
Why this rating
Based on the large sample size and RCT design of the Look AHEAD study.
Source
Weight Loss Differentially Impacts Sex Hormones in Women and Men With Type 2 Diabetes: Look AHEAD Sex Hormone Study
Wendy L. Bennett et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2024
cohort · n=1740Cited 13×
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