"Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services has gone all in on the hormone, publishing new dietary guidelines meant to help men maintain healthy testosterone levels and considering widening access to testosterone-replacement therapy. Kush Desai, a White House spokesperson, told me in an email that "a generational decline in testosterone levels among American men is one of many examples of America's worsening health.""
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gone further, calling low T counts in teens an "existential issue." The secretary, who at 72 has the physique of a Marvel character, has touted testosterone as part of his personal anti-aging protocol. He also recently proclaimed that President Trump has the "constitution of a deity" and raging levels of T."
"American men are responding by attempting to increase their testosterone levels-whether they need to or not. Low-testosterone clinics, many of them based online, have proliferated, promising men a way to " get your spark back" or " reclaim your life." So have supplements and accessories designed to support testosterone health-you can buy an ice pack designed specifically to keep testicles cool in a sauna."
Average testosterone levels among American men have declined, prompting public concern and institutional responses. The Department of Health and Human Services issued dietary guidelines and is considering broader access to testosterone-replacement therapy. High-profile figures, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have framed low testosterone in teens as an existential issue and promoted testosterone within anti-aging routines. Low-testosterone clinics and a market for supplements and accessories have proliferated, offering treatments and products to boost or protect testosterone. A primary longitudinal study published in 2007 tracked Boston-based men over two decades and reported a significant decline in testosterone levels.
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