In addition, poisonous chemicals, or other harmful substances can cause foodborne diseases if they are present in food. 1  More than 250 different foodborne diseases have been described. 2  Most of these diseases are infections, caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can be foodborne.
Testosterone is an androgen and belongs in the lipid family. Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone, similar to how estrogen is the primary sex hormone in females. In females, testosterone is important to metabolic function. Women generally have about fifteen-to-twenty fold lower concentrations of testosterone than men do.
Testosterone is a hormone made by your body in the testes, the reproductive glands that make sperm. The amount of testosterone your body produces is controlled by the brain's hypothalamus and the pituitary gland. Testosterone plays an important role in the body. It's impact can be seen in: