Testosterone is a polarizing subject; people are either enthusiastic advocates or they despise it as though it were spawn from the devil. In all my years and experience, I have seen such a clear division about a topic that evokes greater passion only once, that being the political persona of Hillary Clinton.

Yet, amid the social and political furor regarding anabolic steroids, important and relevant information is being lost to the headline-grabbing frenzy of politicians and reporters. Anabolic steroids hold the potential to treat health and quality-of-life issues of particular importance to American society and culture. Testosterone is the most widely studied anabolic steroid, being the primary androgen in men. Through media bias, testosterone has been painted as being a dangerous drug and social pariah; this contrasts sharply with the reports from responsible adult users who claim that moderate anabolic steroid use is a positive experience.
The primary benefits of testosterone use are muscle growth and increased strength; secondary benefits range from social to psychological to physical. One of the secondary benefits noted in several studies has received little attention, though it addresses one of the primary foci affecting American health and image on a cultural as well as individual basis.
Testosterone use is associated with fat loss— that is the crux of the article in a single sentence. There is more to the story and the comment is not a blanket statement promoting all levels of testosterone use in all people for fat loss, making it important to understand the basis for the statement.