From the age of puberty women develop breasts that are made up of breast tissue. Sometimes men will develop breasts too. They could be made of tissue or fat or a mixture of both. This can be very embarrassing and disheartening for a man and they may wish to seek a way that they can reduce and lose man boobs.
If your breasts are made up of breast tissue you have gynecomastia. This means that you have a chest with the same make up as the breasts of a woman. It is normal for boys going through puberty to develop this condition as they have surges of hormones. As the hormones settle down towards the end of puberty the condition should improve.
If your situation does not improve after puberty you will need to explore the treatment options open to you with your doctor. The doctor may set you on a course of hormone treatments to bring the levels in your body back down to a normal level. When this does not help it may be a case that cosmetic surgery to reduce the boobs will be necessary. Be sure to visit the doctor quickly in case there is any underlying condition.
If you have man boobs and you are overweight your problem is likely to be pseudogynecomastia. In this case the boobs are not strictly speaking breasts as they are made of fat and not tissue. This is a common problem in very overweight people and can be improved by losing weight and performing some specific exercises for the area.
The third type of problem is where the man has a combination of breast tissue and fat. Here the hormonal treatments and weight loss and exercises could all help to make an improvement. The results will vary from person to person depending on the exact make up of the breasts.
Some foods are thought to change the hormone levels and could therefore contribute to the problem. Foods like soya can increase oestrogen levels and alcohol can decrease testosterone levels, making the tissues swell. Reducing your fat intake will help and reducing the amount of high GI foods you eat will help you to stop storing fat.
If this condition is getting you down make sure you try out some of the natural remedies. They are simple to do and could improve your situation. If you find that nothing is helping you should visit your doctor. They will be able to give you more advice and rule out any underlying conditions. If your problem is extreme they may refer you to a surgeon to lose man boobs.