Who Wants To Prevent Fat In Their Livers?

Low testosterone has been associated with many different risks for aging men.

In fact, low testosterone levels have been linked to an increased risk for heart diseases, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, some cancers, Parkinson’s disease, and lower mortality.

Testosterone, which is the potent male hormone, has been shown in clinical research to increase muscle size and strength, increase bone density, better memory, improved virility, and improved sex drive.

There has been a lot of research regarding low testosterone levels and increased disease risk, visceral adipose tissue, and metabolic syndrome.

However, little research has been done regarding fatty liver disease and lower testosterone levels.

Now, a new study published ahead of print in the journal BMC Gastroenterology, could show a direct association between low testosterone levels and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, taking into account visceral adipose tissue and insulin resistance.

Let me explain...

Fatty Liver Disease

Fatty liver disease, commonly seen in alcoholics and morbidly obese individuals, is a disease that affects your liver, increasing your health risk.

This disease is highlighted by fat accumulating in your liver, which has been shown in research to lead to inflammation and scarring of your liver tissue.

High amounts of visceral fat, in combination with insulin resistance, have been linked to increased fat accumulation in your liver.

Fatty liver disease mostly goes unnoticed, as there are no sign or symptoms to alert someone that there is a problem.

However, as previously mentioned, this can lead to inflammation and scarring, which could lead to the development of cirrhosis in your liver.

Commonly caused by excessive alcohol consumption, this disease is now being seen in obese individuals, including children.

Low Testosterone and Fatty Liver Disease

Researchers aimed to see if there was an association between low testosterone levels and fatty liver disease, independent of visceral adipose fat tissue and insulin resistance.

The authors of this study performed a retrospective, observational, cross-sectional study on healthy Korean men.

They observed data from 495 men who were at least 20 years of age or older.

From their work, they showed that men who fells in the lowest testosterone level, showed an increased risk for developing NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) as compared to men with the highest levels.

After adjusting for age, smoking, diabetes, BMI (body mass index), exercise, triglyceride levels, and HDL cholesterol levels, they showed that men with low testosterone levels still had an increased risk.

After the researchers adjusted for visceral adipose fat tissue, the results slowed but were still statistically significant.

From their work, the researchers concluded that low testosterone was independently associated with NAFLD.

They also concluded that this study was the first study that suggested that low testosterone was associated with NAFLD, even after adjusting for visceral adipose tissue and insulin resistance.

Although exciting, this research is very new, and further research needs to be done in order to verify their findings, before low-testosterone treatment can be considered a viable option for treatment of NAFLD.

Testosterone and Your Health

Testosterone, the potent male hormone, has been shown to be an important hormone in both men and women.

Low testosterone has been shown to reduce sex drive, decrease bone density, increase chronic disease risk, and even increase your mortality risk.

Now, according to the results of this study, low testosterone could also contribute to the development of NAFLD in men.

Finding ways to naturally increase your testosterone levels, or more specifically, your free testosterone levels, could improve your health and the health of your liver from excess accumulations of fat.


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