CellWell record HH-5570
Zinc status and serum testosterone levels of healthy adults
Prasad AS, Mantzoros CS, Beck FW, Hess JW, Brewer GJ
Nutrition ยท 1996
In plain language
Restricting dietary zinc in young men sharply lowered serum testosterone within weeks, while correcting marginal zinc deficiency in older men roughly doubled it, tying zinc status directly to testosterone sensing.
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