An article on CNN reports on a UB study that found that obese
teenage boys have alarmingly low levels of testosterone -- 40-50
percent less than males of the same age with a normal body mass
index. The article quotes the study's lead author, Paresh Dandona,
chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism in
the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. "It's alarming,
because these guys could grow up to have inadequate in sexual
performance and also in terms of fertility," he said.
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http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/12/alarming-low-testosterone-levels-found-in-obese-teenage-boys/?hpt=he_c2