Effects of Testosterone Supplementation on Ghrelin and Appetite During and After Severe Energy Deficit in Healthy Men
Abstract
Severe energy deficits cause interrelated reductions in testosterone and fat free mass. Testosterone supplementation may mitigate those decrements, but could also reduce circulating concentrations of the orexigenic hormone ghrelin, thereby exacerbating energy deficit by suppressing appetite.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Mar 03, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1210/jendso/bvaa024
Entities
People
- Claire E Berryman
- Harris R Lieberman
- J Philip Karl
- Jennifer C Rood
- Kishore M Gadde
- Melissa N. Harris
- Stefan M. Pasiakos
Organizations
- Florida State University
- Louisiana State University
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Department of Energy