4trans needs to just own their true intentions. You hate trans people, its not dysphoria induced venting. You hate being trans, and you hate trans people.
Eating meat is associated with being more manly. But new research shows men who eat animal protein have lower testosterone levels.
Men who got more of their protein from plants had higher testosterone than those who leaned on animal foods.
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland used the long-running Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study, which recorded what 2,546 men aged 42 to 60 ate and measured the hormones in their blood, in a new analysis.
When the team split the men into four groups by protein intake, those eating the most animal protein had total testosterone about 1.2 nmol/l lower than those eating the least, even after accounting for age, weight and lifestyle.
The men eating the most plant protein had levels about 1.1 nmol/l higher. Dairy protein in particular was linked to lower testosterone, while protein from vegetables and other non-grain plants tracked with higher levels.
The study appeared in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition.
That runs against the popular gym belief that piling on meat and dairy keeps testosterone up. Testosterone helps maintain muscle, bone, energy and sex drive, and it slowly declines as men age, so what's on the plate is one of the few levers people feel they can pull.
That said, this was a one-time snapshot that shows a link, not proof that animal protein lowers testosterone. Studies that actually swap men's protein sources would be the way to find out whether a plate of lentils really moves the needle.
source: Wynne-Ellis, M. M., et al. (2026). Associations of dietary proteins with serum total testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin concentrations in middle-aged men. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition.
I have never distinguished, in my writings, between โtrueโ transsexuals and other kinds of transsexual. That is partly because I define transsexualism in terms of gender dysphoria, not in terms of gender identity.
The term gender dysphoria (Fisk, 1973) refers to discontent with oneโs biological sex, the desire to possess the body of the opposite sex, and also to be regarded by others as a member of the opposite sex. Transsexualism may be defined as extreme gender dysphoria that has persisted without fluctuations for an extended time.
There are many autogynephilic transsexuals who are just as tormented by gender dysphoria as any homosexual transsexual (the type that lay people have in mind when they refer to โtrueโ transsexuals). From a practical standpoint, the clinical management options are about the same for both types.
Of course, it is essential to distinguish autogynephilic from homosexual transsexuals for the purpose of etiological research. I do not think that biological methods of investigation (e.g., brain imaging) are going to find the same causes in the two groups. However, this is a long ways off, and I do not expect to see definitive answers in my lifetime.
@_Renvvy_ Iโm responding to OPโs claim that estrogen does anything significant after pubertyโฆ well as you can see her bones remain the same.
75% of her passability came from styling (hair, makeup, outfit, etc) and the rest from HRT (mainly breasts).