When young men eat way less food than usual, giving them a high dose of testosterone helps keep their hunger hormone from spiking and helps them hold onto muscle, but it doesn’t make them feel less hungry or eat more.
Claim Language
Language Strength
definitive
Uses definitive language (causes, prevents, cures)
The claim uses definitive verbs such as 'attenuates', 'improves', and 'does not reduce' or 'increase', which assert direct, certain effects rather than suggesting possibility or association.
Context Details
Domain
nutrition
Population
human
Subject
young men undergoing severe caloric deficit
Action
administers supraphysiological testosterone (200 mg/week)
Target
attenuates ghrelin elevation, improves nitrogen balance, does not reduce subjective hunger, does not increase food intake
Intervention Details
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Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
The study gave young men a high dose of testosterone while they were eating very little, and found it helped keep their muscle from breaking down and lowered a hunger hormone — but they still felt just as hungry and ate the same amount as those who didn’t get the hormone.