Some time ago
Uncle Jiu saw a hot search:
『A male star for 6 years Don’t eat carbohydrates
40 years old still maintain a childlike appearance”
Low-carb diet
has been highly sought after by the people
it is the main promotion span>Less or no staple foods
to add to a high-protein diet
in place of regular meals
In balancing blood sugar and regulating insulin
Especially in weight loss and fitness
plays an active role
However
A new study in the medical journal Nutrition and Health finds< /p>
low-carb dietendocrine effects
even Reduce testosterone levels in men
cause dysfunction!
Some harsh truths about low-carb diets
This study recruits
27-year-old healthy adult men
for 2 days to 8 weeks of dietary intervention< /span>
and perform physical exercise simultaneously
to observe carbohydrates
< span>Effects on testosterone and cortisol in men
Experiment 1
Increase Cortisol levels after exercise
The experiment first analyzed
two different states Changes in cortisol levels under
It was found that
in the non-exercise state
Short-termlow-carb diets (≤3 weeks)
cortisol levels rise< /p>
but after 3 weeksreturn to normal line
(High-carb diet has no apparent effect)
while in motion
Cortisol levels in the low-carb group
Significantly higher than the high-carb group
especially 1 and 2 hours after exercise
Experiment 2
Lower testosterone levels
compared to a high-carb diet
< span>High protein, low carb dietsignificantly reduced testosterone levels
content decreased by 5.23 nmol/L
37% decrease
well known
Testosterone is an important embodiment of “manly”
A person with low testosterone levels
more likely to have problems with growth, development and sexuality
problems
Further
Harvard The research team also showed that
long-term carbohydrate insufficiency
increases Risk of death
Picture: No carbs have the highest risk of death
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If you want to lose weight or fitness
you can do it in the following ways span>
Scientific low-carb diet
for a long time
everyone loves to put carbohydrates
Associated with “gain fat”, “high blood sugar”, etc.
but in fact
Everyone needs to eat
a certain amount of carbohydrates every day
to replenish the body’s energy needed
Chinese Nutrition Society pointed out
Chinese adult male light and medium manual laborers span>
The daily energy requirement is 2400-2700kcal
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Adult female light and medium manual laborers
The daily energy requirement is 2100-2300kcal
In total daily calories
Carbohydrates should be 50%-65% of total calories< /p>
For people with weight loss or high blood sugar
available at On the basis of the above
When reducing carbohydrate intake
Easter egg at the end of the article: a little trick to boost testicles – squats
Squats, known as Fitness’s “ace compound exercise”
not only works the core musclesspan>
It can also promote the secretion of testosterone
#Yao Zero Zero Plan#
References:
[1]Whittaker J, Harris M. Low-carbohydrate diets and men’s cortisol and testosterone: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition and Health. March 2022. doi: 10.1177/02601060221083079
[2]Blind squats are not advisable for fitness enthusiasts You should master these 5 key points of squatting. People’s Daily Online. 2018-10-09
[3] Chinese Nutrition Society. Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents 2016 [M]. People’s Health Publishing House
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