Sinking Hormone Levels
There is no longer any scientific doubt that with increasing age particular hormone levels in men slowly sink, such as the serum concentration of testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).
Changing Hormone Levels in Men:
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Belgian studies prove that about 30% of all men between the ages of 66 and 80 years have a low testosterone level. American studies have shown that over a period of 30 years, between the ages of 40 and 70 years, the testosterone level in men sinks by approximately one third. One indication of the reduced fitness of men with age.
Another important hormone for men, DHEA, also falls from the ages of 30 to 50 by one third of its value, and lies at the age of 80 at one third of its original value. Studies have shown that a higher level of DHEA is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Thus DHEA is also an important indicator of the fitness of aging men.