#100 - Wie Testosteron deinen Stoffwechsel verändert | Prof. Dr. Farid – Adon Health
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#100 - Wie Testosteron deinen Stoffwechsel verändert | Prof. Dr. Farid Saad bei Männergesundheit
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#100 - Wie Testosteron deinen Stoffwechsel verändert | Prof. Dr. Farid Saad bei Männergesundheit

Dr. Jonathan Apasu

Testosteron Experte von Adon Health

Testosteron beeinflusst weit mehr als nur Libido und Muskelaufbau: In dieser Episode spricht Dr. Jonathan Apasu mit Prof. Farid Saad über die entscheidende Rolle von Testosteron für Stoffwechsel, Insulinresistenz, Prädiabetes, Diabetes und Adipositas. Gemeinsam ordnen sie ein, warum Testosteronmangel oft weniger eine Frage des Alters als vielmehr eine Folge von Übergewicht, Bewegungsmangel und metabolischen Veränderungen ist.

Außerdem geht es um die spannende Frage, wie Testosterontherapie den Zucker- und Fettstoffwechsel verbessern kann, warum Muskelmasse für langfristige Gesundheit so entscheidend ist und weshalb moderne Abnehmmedikamente wie GLP-1-Analoga zwar beim Gewichtsverlust helfen, aber gleichzeitig auch wertvolle Muskelmasse kosten können.

 

Besonders spannend: Prof. Saad erklärt, warum die Kombination aus Testosterontherapie und GLP-1-Medikamenten in Zukunft ein vielversprechender Ansatz für hypogonadale Männer mit Adipositas sein könnte. 

 

Themen dieser Episode:

 

  • Warum Testosteronmangel häufig mit Übergewicht und Insulinresistenz zusammenhängt

  • Die enge Verbindung zwischen Testosteron, Muskelmasse und Fettstoffwechsel

  • Wie Testosteron die Insulinresistenz schon nach wenigen Wochen verbessern kann

  • Prädiabetes, Diabetes und metabolisches Syndrom: Welche Rolle Testosteron wirklich spielt

  • GLP-1-Analoga wie Ozempic & Mounjaro: Chancen, Grenzen und Nebenwirkungen

  • Warum Muskelverlust beim Abnehmen ein unterschätztes Problem ist

  • Weshalb die Kombination aus Testosteron und GLP-1-Analoga medizinisch so spannend ist

  • Wie Muskelmasse, Stoffwechsel und Gesundheit im Alter zusammenhängen

 

Wenn du verstehen willst, warum Testosteron ein Schlüsselfaktor für Stoffwechselgesundheit, Körperzusammensetzung und gesundes Altern ist, dann solltest du diese Folge unbedingt hören. 

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