Middle aged weight gain is more often due to a change in hormone levels than it is to overeating. In fact, low testosterone and body fat increase are two of the most common symptoms of both menopause and andropause.

That is good news for the countless men and women who look in the mirror each day and wonder why they are getting flabby around the midsection for no apparent reason.

If you have not changed your way of eating or exercise routine, and you are over the age of thirty, hormone decline may be the reason why your metabolism is not functioning as it did in the past.

There are many testosterone therapy benefits for body fat. The most likely is clear – a trimmer abdomen. Being able to get rid of stubborn belly fat is the number one issue most people have when they gain weight.

Losing pounds and inches from your midsection is only part of the benefit of testosterone therapy and body fat loss. Decreasing your circumference will also help reduce the risks of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, heart disease, atherosclerosis, and other health concerns.

Increased Body Fat and Low Testosterone Levels

Testosterone and body fat have a unique bi-directional relationship, as follows:

1. Low testosterone in the bloodstream increases excess body fat accumulation. This impact of testosterone on body fat occurs because low testosterone is often accompanied by increased estrogen levels that lead to a condition called estrogen dominance. Belly fat produces an enzyme called aromatase that converts testosterone into estradiol. Estradiol then slows down metabolic functions so that food consumed is turned into fat and not used as fuel.
2. Since belly fat increases aromatase, it also increases testosterone conversion, further lowering the level of bloodstream free testosterone. Body fat increases estrogen while lowering testosterone levels.

When you are looking to increase your body’s level of free and total testosterone, decrease body fat to help reduce the production of aromatase.

How Losing Body Fat Increases Testosterone

If you want to increase testosterone, body fat reduction needs to be a priority if you are currently overweight.

Many people who gain weight turn to calorie restrictive diets to drop those extra pounds. Unfortunately, that often results in the body entering a starvation mode that causes it to hold onto excess fat, instead targeting lean mass such as muscles for fuel. This further throws the body’s lean to fat mass ratio out of balance, increasing the risk of morbidity and mortality.

The Rancho-Bernardo Study showed that endogenous testosterone concentrations in men were inversely related to cardiovascular disease mortality, as well as additional causes. The Tromso study also shows a significant increase in all-cause mortality in men with free testosterone levels in the lowest quartile. [1]

Men who are obese have 30 percent less testosterone than those who are lean. Losing body fat increases testosterone which then helps to increase metabolic functions and lean muscle mass.

How Increased Testosterone Stimulates Body Fat Loss

If it seems impossible to lose weight when testosterone levels are already low, and the metabolism is not functioning properly, do not worry, testosterone therapy can reverse the situation.

Blood analysis will show the hormone specialist how low testosterone levels are, and that information is used to determine the appropriate testosterone replacement therapy treatment and dosage.

With the right medical protocol, you can increase the level of testosterone, burn body fat, reverse estrogen dominance, and restore lean muscle mass.

Numerous studies have documented how older men lose similar percentages of body fat in ratio to the increase in lean muscle mass resulting from TRT.

Testosterone helps to stimulate how the metabolism processes lipids and carbohydrates to burn food as fuel rather than converting it into belly fat.

With this increase in testosterone, body fat loss follows right behind. Additionally, blood glucose, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels improve, reducing the risk of atherosclerosis, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.

To find out more about testosterone therapy benefits for body fat and weight loss, please contact Kingsberg HRT Clinic for a complimentary consultation with a hormone specialist.