5 Things that Cause Man-Boobs

Published: Tue, 08/11/15

We’ve all seen them. Man Boobs. Maybe you have them but I can be sure you don’t want them. Interestingly enough this is medically diagnosed condition known as gynecomastia.

Gynecomastia is triggered by a decrease in the amount of the hormone testosterone compared with estrogen. The prevalence of gynecomastia peaks between the ages of 50 and 80. At least 1 in 4 men in this age group are affected.

When we hear the word estrogen we quickly think of Lifetime, you know, that estrogen laden TV channel where it’s always the man’s fault… But don’t be so quick to judge this hormone for all of your misery because the truth is, estrogen is found in every man and in some cases higher levels than what is deemed normal.

Gynecomastia (a.k.a. man boobs) is caused when estrogen levels are out of balance with testosterone levels. This imbalance simply leads to the growth of breast tissue in men over time. Now this condition isn’t just an issue with aging men and it’s not always externally influenced.

This condition occurs is more than half of male infants due to the effects of their mother’s estrogen level. Generally, the newborn’s swollen breast tissue goes away with two to three weeks after birth. Swollen breast tissue can also occur in males experiencing puberty.

This is relatively common since the body is being pushed through a vortex of hormonal changes. This side effect from puberty will naturally go away within six month to two years.

However for most men, gynecomastia is often a preventable condition. Now we should know by now that men cannot escape estrogen because it is naturally occurring in the body but we can limit estrogen exposure by avoiding these 5 things throughout our day.

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Mike Westerdal
CriticalBench.com