Study: Low fat diets reduce men’s testosterone levels
A new study conducted at the University of Worcester and published in
The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has found low fat diets decrease men’s testosterone levels by 10-15%.
Optimal testosterone levels are critical to men’s health. Low testosterone levels are linked to a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease. Healthy testosterone levels are also key for men’s athletic performance, mental health, and sexual health.
Since the 1970s, there has been a decrease in men’s average testosterone levels and rates of hypogonadism (medically low testosterone) have been increasing. Low risk dietary strategies could be a useful treatment for low testosterone.
Crowngate Shopping Centre is supporting the Worcester News Love Local Business campaign, which encourages our readers to spend their money locally to help traders recover from the lockdown. Ahead of non-essential shops and other businesses re-opening on Monday, April 12, we spoke to Crowngate s centre manager, Michael Lloyd. Tell us about your business? Crowngate boasts 55 stores, a large car park and the city’s bus station. More than 25 years since its development in 1992, the two main shopping districts – Friary Walk and Chapel Walk – are at the heart of Worcester. Popular names can be found in Friary Walk, including, Superdrug and New Look. In Chapel Walk emerging independents sit alongside names such as Primark. Within Chapel Walk, you’ll also find some of the UK’s loved restaurant brands including Bill’s.
MAJOR changes to the face of Worcester are proposed for the coming years, with a number of significant planning applications to transform the city centre. With many signs pointing towards the return to some kind of normality soon and with the journey on the government’s roadmap out of lockdown seemingly running smoothly, attention now turns to how the city rebuilds from an extremely difficult year and what the future will look like for Worcester. Regeneration and redevelopment, in its many guises, has always been high on the agenda and hot on the lips of many even before the pandemic struck, with huge developments and grand ideas and multi-million-pound promises coming and going.
UK s single largest wild boar population is found in the Forest of Dean
Ecologist says the animals are good swimmers and could cross River Severn
Believes that if they wanted to, the feral pigs could then spread to new areas
But this is unlikely because the boar have been happily living in the forest for two decades and have yet to spread
TODAY we launch our Love Local Business campaign once again to support traders as they try to recover from the lockdown. As non-essential shops, hairdressers, pubs, gyms and other businesses re-open on Monday April 12, we are urging our readers to support them by spending their money with them. Our campaign is run by the Worcester News, Malvern Gazette and Evesham Journal, in partnership with Worcestershire County Council, Worcester BID, Crowngate Shopping Centre and the University of Worcester. Michael Purton, editor of the titles, said: “This is a crucial time for local businesses as they try to recover from the impact of the lockdown which, for many, has seen them without any income for more than three months.We are fortunate to have so many great local, independent businesses and we need our community to support them now to make sure we don’t lose them.