I mean so far women are getting fertility problems, and women are getting huge for some reason.
This is my admittedly limited understanding of what might be going on there.
So it’s kinda a chicken or the egg problem. Are people getting fat because of to much estrogen, or are they producing to much estrogen because they’re getting fat.
Estrogen, particularly Estrone, is produced naturally in visceral fat layers. That is, the fat layers between organs and bones. Because of this, people with higher levels of visceral fat produce more estrogen.
More estrogen, especially in males but also in females, can lead to more fat retention. Which can quickly devolve into a feedback loop until the body reaches some form of homeostasis.
This isn’t as much of a problem for women, as they naturally have higher concentrations of estrone anyways. However, there is also a theory that higher levels of estrogen in a developing girl can lead to early onset puberty. Which can come with its own series of health issues. I believe higher risks of breast cancer is one of them, but I won’t absolutely swear to that being true.
For men, it’s disastrous. Higher levels of estrogen, especially in a boy going through puberty, can lead to myriad health issues. Such as gynecomastia and epiphyseal closure. In older men, it leads to outright ED, infertility, and heightens the risks of certain cancers developing.
Osteoporosis also becomes more likely, along with general feelings of exhaustion, loss of hair, hot flashes, trouble focusing, and making it harder to gain or keep muscle mass. So kind of a male menopause.
Environmental factors, poor diet, and lack of exercise are likely the main culprits to the rise in estrogen…And maybe the introduction of birth control, which I’m given to understand most city water systems don’t really filter. So it gets into the water supply eventually. How much difference that one makes, I couldn’t honestly tell you.
Like I said, I’m not an expert on this stuff. This is more just shit I’ve gleaned of the internet and gym bros talking about their next cycle.