Life and style, Diets and dieting, Fitness
Popular diet tweaks may boost the hormone a little, but the effect on your pecs is likely to be limited
It’s an increasingly popular idea: “boosting” testosterone with diet tweaks – increasing foods rich in zinc and magnesium – hoping to build muscle faster. But the reality is more nuanced.
Testosterone is an androgen hormone that plays a key role in development, particularly in boys during puberty. Its effect on muscle isn’t simply about how much of it you have, but how your body responds to it.
Continue reading… The Guardian