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The Side Effect of Statins You Don't Hear About | Low Testosterone

16 Nov 2023 · 0 min

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Short excerpt from a YouTube video by Dr. Tabatha Barber explaining that healthy fats are important for hormone production because testosterone is synthesized from cholesterol; therefore, very low-cholesterol states (for example from high doses of cholesterol-lowering medications) may contribute to low testosterone in men. The segment also notes that low-fat diets are not being recommended in this context.

Another thing that's really important for hormones is healthy fats. So a lot of men are actually kind of relieved to hear that we're not recommending a low fat diet, which sometimes is kind of bland. But healthy fats are actually good for hormone production because testosterone is made out of cholesterol. So you need some cholesterol in order to be able to make testosterone. So men who are put on really high doses of cholesterol lowering medications that could be one of the causes of low testosterone.