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Fat teenage boys can become impotent and infertile later in life, says study

New York, Oct 18:  A study by scientists at the University of Buffalo in the US reveals, fat teenage boys have around half  the total testosterone levels of normal weight teens.The study  says, the implications

PTI Updated on: October 19, 2012 7:58 IST
fat teenage boys can become impotent and infertile later in
fat teenage boys can become impotent and infertile later in life says study

New York, Oct 18:  A study by scientists at the University of Buffalo in the US reveals, fat teenage boys have around half  the total testosterone levels of normal weight teens.




The study  says, the implications could be  ‘horrendous' because it could leave them impotent and infertile later in life, says a Daily Mail report.
 
Researchers said the results were a ‘grim message' for overweight young adults.

The study shows that obese young men aged 14 to 20 have around half the total testosterone than normal weight youths.
 
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