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How Carbs and Fats Affect Testosterone Levels

Testosterone “gurus” everywhere tout the powerful hormone-boosting effects of this type of diet but, as you can already tell, I’m not one of them.You see, dietary fats play a vital role in the body because they’re needed for a variety of physiological processes like cell maintenance, hormone production, insulin sensitivity, and more.If dietary fat intake is too low, these functions can become compromised, which is why the Institute of Medicine recommends that adults should get 20 to 35% of their daily calories from dietary fat. That said, those percentages were worked out for the average sedentary person, who often eats quite a bit less than someone that exercises regularly. And even more so if that person has a higher than average amount of muscle mass. For example, a 190-pound sedentary male with a normal amount of lean mass would burn around 2,000 calories per day.Based on that, the IoM’s research says he would need 45 to 80 grams of fat per day. That makes sense.