What foods reduce testosterone?

Certain foods influence hormones.

‘Feeling full’ hormone increase in seniors may explain ‘anorexia of aging’

Elderly adults have higher production of the hormone PYY, which suppresses appetite, study finds. This may explain unintentional weight loss in seniors.

Sugar-sweetened beverages suppress the body’s stress response

Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages can suppress the hormone cortisol and stress responses in the brain, but diet beverages sweetened with aspartame do not have the same effect, according to a new…

HCG Diet Is Unproven And Potentially Harmful, Say Endocrine Experts

The Hormone Foundation, the public education affiliate of The Endocrine Society, has published a fact sheet called, “Myth vs. Fact: The Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Diet”, in order to clear up confusion surrounding the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) diet

Maternal Nutrition, What Impact Does It Have On Gene Expression?

During intrauterine life and lactation, undernutrition brings about modifications involving DNA, leading to metabolic pathologies at the adult age. Researchers from CNRS, INRA and Inserm have demonstrated for the first time, through an animal-based study, such repercussions at the level of the leptin gene, the hormone that regulates satiety and metabolism…

Switching To Fresh Foods Cuts Hormone Disruptors BPA And DEHP

Switching to a fresh food diet devoid of canned and packaged foods reduces levels in the body of the hormone disruptors BPA and DEHP, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives this week…