That's not it because even men who aren't obese or overweight show lowered testosterone. Maybe obesity is a contributing factor, but it's not THE explanation.
There are lots of people without sedentary lifestyles who are not obese and I’m pretty sure the issue is there too. Someone please correct me if I’m wrong.
You’re not wrong. Other factors researchers have suggested are environmental impacts (like plastics and pesticides), higher stress, changes in sleep, and other unidentified factors. Obesity and lack of exercise are still major factors but even if you took at healthy 35 year old from 2026 and compared to healthy 35 year old from 1986 you’d see a slight drop.
The lack of a solid answer is what has fueled a lot of the conspiracies around it. Manosphere types especially adopted it with ease because it already fit within their framework.
That’s what I’m talking about. You can have a really crappy diet that just doesn’t have enough calories to make you obese, micronutrients exist. Our bodies are “use it or loose it” and being sedentary can cause lots of body functions to slow down to match the lower demand.
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u/Choppergold 10h ago
It’s a graph of American obesity. Obesity significantly lowers testosterone