Early dynamics and mechanisms of recovery of sex steroid disturbance after weight loss in obese men Ghent University
Prevalence of obesity has risen sharply during the last decades and is considered to be a major
cause of chronic diseases such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension and sleep apnea. As such,
obesity leads to cardiovascular disease which is still the primary cause of death worldwide.
One of the clinical hallmarks in obese men is low serum testosterone levels. Whereas sex steroid
exposure is a major determinant of body ...