Excess body fat is associated with lower testosterone levels in men.
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Men with excessive body fat mass tend to have insufficient androgen levels.
HARDLY BS
Topic
Androgens
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Women who smoke generally have modestly higher levels of some androgens.
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Smoking increases androgen levels in women.
HARDLY BS
Cannabis has not been shown to raise androgen levels in women.
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Cannabis use increases androgen levels in women.
MOSTLY BS
Higher body fat in men is more consistently linked to lower testosterone.
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In men, having too little body fat causes androgen levels to decrease.
MOSTLY BS
Excess body fat in women is linked to higher free testosterone levels.
Claim:
Women with excessive body fat have elevated androgen levels.
HARDLY BS