Acute decrease in plasma testosterone and appetite after either glucose or protein beverages in adolescent males.

Alexander SchwartzSascha HunschedeRussel John Scott LacombeDiptendu ChatterjeeDiana Sánchez-HernándezRuslan KubantRichard Paul BazinetJill K HamiltonGerald Harvey Anderson

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2019)

Protein or glucose ingestion results in acute decreases in both plasma testosterone and LH in adolescent males. The physiological significance of this response remains to be determined as no support for testosterone's role in acute regulation of food intake was found.

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