Rising levels of obesity and diabetes are expected to play a part, but the team behind the work suggest that environmental factors such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals – which can be found in various household items – and global heating could also be factors in the apparent striking decline.

Capitalism strikes again

[–] Mistiygirl@lemmy.zip 28 points 1 week ago

[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 week ago

MAGA is evidence of this

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Given that the study was done on data that started at 1972, how do we know that testosterone levels weren’t just really high in the 70s?

[–] T156@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Or that part of the drop isn't just from more accurate testing methods being developed and used.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's an average, and testosterone levels halved after Chuck Norris died.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 days ago

Fuck that Trump loving bigot.

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Is it not published yet?

PS: Here it is: https://academic.oup.com/humrep/article/41/Supplement_1/deag083.202/8727608

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

Elegant solutions, silver linings, etc.