The Claim
Obesity in men lowers testosterone levels and thereby reduces criminal perpetration rates.
The proposed reduction in criminal perpetration is unsupported. Obesity can lower testosterone in men, but no evidence demonstrates that this hormonal effect causes less offending. The only cited longitudinal study examining obesity and later criminal outcomes instead reported higher adult felony-conviction prevalence among people with pediatric obesity, although it did not isolate men or test testosterone as a mediator.
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Claim:
Obesity makes men less violent because it lowers testosterone levels.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
Low testosterone levels can cause obesity in men.
HARDLY BS
Claim:
Obesity in men causes androgen deficiency.
SOME BS
Claim:
Sex hormone levels are associated with crime victimization rates.
MOSTLY BS
Claim:
Male obesity causes excess estriol levels in men.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
Reducing dietary intake of added sugar increases testosterone levels in men.
MOSTLY BS