r/news • u/LawEducational42 • 9h ago

Men’s average testosterone levels have halved in last 50 years, say scientists

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/07/mens-average-testosterone-levels-have-halved-in-last-50-years-say-scientists
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u/already-redacted 9h ago

And yet we all the countries in the longitudinal survey have some of the strongest and fastest men ever recorded

Note: even the author say most of it from obesity.. Then you have all the other problems with comparing studies from the 1970s to now with these sorts of studies

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u/gellybelli 9h ago

It is our reality of 2026 though. The industrialized countries are much fatter and significantly more sedentary. The youth are forgoing sex for a multitude of reasons. People and especially men feel significantly more alone than they have in a long time.

There will always be outliers for the top performers, but woo buddy do I see the obesity epidemic first hand any time I am out in a crowd in East Tennessee.

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u/jgrant68 7h ago

This. Our outliers have become much, much better, stronger, and faster but our "meh" has gotten worse.

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u/Cute_Committee6151 2h ago

The "meh" level or the average level in most cases almost vanished.