Why sugar is not good for you – sugar causes havoc with testosterone and oestrogen
Studies have shown that even moderate amounts of sugar can increase your risk of disease. Research performed at the Child and Family Research Institute in Vancouver, Canada identified that eating too much sugar can affect testosterone and oestrogen levels. When females experience elevated insulin levels, there is an enzyme known as 17,20 lyase that gets up-regulated and then converts some oestrogen into testosterone. In males, elevated insulin levels will increase the enzyme aromatase which will cause some testosterone to be converted into oestrogen. Oestrogen and testosterone are in certain amounts in both males and females for a reason. Testosterone and …
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