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    6 days ago

    Rising levels of obesity and diabetes are expected to play a part, but the team behind the work suggest that environmental factors such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals – which can be found in various household items – and global heating could also be factors in the apparent striking decline.

    Capitalism strikes again

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      5 days ago

      endocrine-disrupting chemicals

      that bullshit junk science just refuses to die.

      global heating

      That makes no sense.

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        5 days ago

        Having pleasantly cool nuts is good for your sperm production. I guess it probably does something similar for testosterone production.

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          2 days ago

          That doesn’t make sense to me. The difference would be noticeable depending on the country you live or season you are in.

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            2 days ago

            Yeah, it was from a list of factors that contribute to an overall decrease. That doesn’t mean that it affects everyone in the world, just that it is part of the reason for some of the decrease.

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              1 day ago

              Turns out they have some solid data backing it up. Even for seasonal decrease in testosterone production in the hot months…