(06-03-10) Long-term effects of calorie restriction on serum sex hormone concentrations in men.

Cangemi R, Friedmann AJ, Holloszy JO, Fontana L.
Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science and Center for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

SUMMARY Calorie restriction (CR) slows aging and consistently reduces circulating sex hormones in laboratory animals. However, nothing is known regarding the long-term effects of CR with adequate nutrition on serum sex hormones concentration in lean healthy humans. In this study, we measured body composition, and serum total testosterone, total 17-beta-estradiol, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) concentrations in 24 men (mean age 51.5+/-13 yrs), who had been practicing CR with adequate nutrition for an average of 7.4+/-4.5 years, in 24 age- and body fat-matched endurance runners (EX), and 24 age-matched sedentary controls eating Western diets (WD). We found that both the CR and EX volunteers had significantly lower body fat than the WD volunteers (total body fat, 8.7+/-4.2%; 10.5+/-4.4%; 23.2+/-6.1%, respectively; P=0.0001). Serum total testosterone and the free androgen index were significantly lower, and SHBG was higher in the CR group than in the EX and WD groups (P
Source: Aging Cell. 2010 Jan 20.

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