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Researchers took 44 men and gave either plant-protein or animal-protein supplements for 12 weeks while strength training. There was no statistical difference in muscle strength or mass between groups (www.tandfonline.com)

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[–] reddifuge@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Meat and dairy contains hormones that increase estrogen and reduce testosterone, not plants.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

also your plastic bottles, and people dump so much birth control into the water system too.

[–] reddifuge@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Microplastics is a hard one to study, I think it does have a detrimental effect on testosterone though.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That may be, I was just saying I'm not particularly concerned about it anyway.

[–] reddifuge@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Yeah I know, that's why T levels in the USA has dropped by 20% in the last 20 years and obesity is rapidly increasing.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Pretty sure obesity is increasing because people are sedentary and eat like shit.

Testosterone is known to go down in obese people so I think you have your cause and effect reversed there.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

obesity, the fat produces eostrogen compounds, thats why it also reduces pregnancy chances too,. thats why its not safe for obese people to be pregnant.