A new study (one of many, conflicting studies, might I add), is showing that men who take testosterone pills to help restore their health, vim and vigor of their youth when they are getting up in years, are not gaining sufficient health benefits from them, if any at all.  While the men in the study, a decent amount of men in age range from about 60 years old to 80 years old, did experience a decrease in body fat and also an increase in muscle (a hallmark of testosterone, and a reason why man men love to have a lot of it, understandably), was noticed, but other men’s health effects and overall well being increases were not observed so far.

As researchers noticed the increase in muscle mass, they also noted though that this did not increase the men’s mobility who were on the testosterone supplements as compared to the men who were simply put on a placebo.  And, perhaps most disappontingly of all, the men on the low dose testosterone did not experience increases in mental capacity, or any marked improvement in their medical faculties. 

The men who were chosen for the testosterone supplement study were actually men who were picked because they had shown lower than normal testosterone levels.  Perhaps though, their bodies had allowed their bodily functions to adapt accordingly, and this is why the newly introduced higher levels of testosterone did not produce the expected benefit?  I definitely don’t claim to be a scientist, but it seems like something may be missing from this study, as other studies have shown testosterone supplementation to be helpful.