Ultra-processed foods harm men’s health. They increase weight, disrupt hormones, decrease testosterone, and introduce harmful substances linked to declining sperm quality. They contain industrial and synthetic ingredients. This may be why over the past 50 years, sperm quality has plummeted.

[u/mvea]

https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/not-all-calories-are-equal-ultra-processed-foods-harm-mens-health/

[u/jackloganoliver]

Yeah. I think in general modernization happened faster than we have been able to adapt, whether to new chemical compounds and foods or just to new modes of doing something like feeding ourselves in general.

Within the past two hundred years, our lives have changed so much that our day to day behaviors look nothing like our ancestors' just two generations ago, let alone the last 5-6.

We live the lives of a different species really. One far more sedentary and more mentally/emotionally/socially taxed than in the past. It's no wonder our bodies fail to meet the demands.

[u/greiton → u/jackloganoliver]

a little off topic, but I hate how overpriced and subscription based exercise equipment has become.

[u/jackloganoliver → u/greiton]

I moved to a city a few months ago, got rid of the car, and just walk. Down 30lbs and feeling good.

Just walk. You won't get ripped or look like the cast member of a Marvel movie, but you'll feel better and be healthier.

[u/ActionPhilip → u/jackloganoliver]

Walking is good to start, but will fail you as you age. You need to challenge your body's strength on a regular basis or you risk muscle wasting, bone density loss, and joint issues. This is not to say that you should stop walking or that you must go to the gym, but good health requires that you do some form of resistive exercise for all parts of your body.