Dr. Paresh Dandona, University at Buffalo (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Dr. Paresh Dandona, University at Buffalo

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Research by UB's Dandona shows that obese teen boys have up to 50 percent less testosterone than normal-weight boys. "These findings demonstrate that the effect of obesity is powerful, even in the young," he says.

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Douglas Levere, University at Buffalo

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