FOOD & SUPPLEMENT BUNDLE
Foods and supplements claimed to help men's health
49 of them, ranked by strength of evidence. Only 1 reach grade A or B.
At a glance
49 foods and supplements marketed for men's health, each graded one by one against clinical trial evidence. Grade spread: B 1 · C 22 · D 9 · F 5. Only 1 reach grade A or B.
The grade measures how strong the evidence is, not how good something is for you. Grade A means independent research groups replicated a reduction in real clinical events in humans; grade F means well-designed trials established there is no effect. See Methodology.
Claimed to help men's health — strongest evidence first
Within a grade, higher scores come first; verdicts without a score sit at the bottom. Follow a name to see its trials, evidence, and limits.
| B | 66 | Beta-sitosterol (prostate-efficacy axis) | Improvement of urinary symptoms and flow in benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| C | 58 | L-arginine | Improvement of mild to moderate erectile dysfunction |
| C | 57 | Stinging nettle root extract | Improvement of urinary symptoms from benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| C | 57 | Red ginseng oil KGC11o | Improved prostate health, nocturia, and urinary symptoms |
| C | 56 | Habitual edible mushroom intake without specified species or amount | Prevention of incident prostate cancer |
| C | 55 | Rye grass pollen extract (Cernilton) | Improvement of urinary symptoms from benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| C | 54 | Quisqualis fruit extract powder (Combretum indicum) | Prostate health and improved urinary symptoms |
| C | 50 | Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia) | Male vitality and testosterone |
| C | 50 | Coenzyme Q10 for male reproductive efficacy | Improved sperm concentration and motility and greater pregnancy potential in infertile men |
| C | 50 | Tomato salsa 300 g eaten with avocado 150 g | Increased 9.5-hour plasma TRL exposure to lycopene and beta-carotene |
| C | 48 | Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) | Testosterone, strength, blood glucose, and lactation |
| C | 48 | Pygeum (African plum tree bark extract) | Improvement of urinary symptoms from benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| C | 48 | Lespedeza cuneata extract powder | Improved male climacteric symptoms |
| C | 48 | L-carnitine | Improvement in sperm motility and the chance of natural conception in male infertility |
| C | 46 | Maca (maca; Lepidium meyenii, including gelatinized maca powder/black maca) | Vitality and male function (sexual desire, erectile function, late-onset hypogonadism symptoms, sperm parameters) |
| C | 44 | Ashwagandha root extract (Withania somnifera, a withanolide-containing adaptogen supplement) | Improved serum testosterone and sexual-function scores in adult men with low desire but normal testosterone |
| C | 43 | Pumpkin seed oil | Improvement of urinary symptoms from benign prostatic hyperplasia and male androgenetic alopecia |
| C | 43 | Shilajit | Improvement of testosterone, sperm, and fatigue |
| C | 42 | Saffron extract (Crocus sativus, a crocin- and safranal-containing herbal supplement) | Improved drug-induced erectile dysfunction in men taking fluoxetine |
| C | 41 | Korean red ginseng extract (Panax ginseng, a ginsenoside-containing health supplement) | Improved IIEF erectile function and intercourse satisfaction in men with erectile dysfunction |
| C | 40 | Muira puama (Ptychopetalum olacoides) | Improvement of male libido and erectile function |
| C | 40 | Black ginger (Kaempferia parviflora) | Improved erectile function, libido, and male vitality |
| C | 40 | L-citrulline, erectile-dysfunction efficacy axis | Improvement of erection hardness and sexual function in mild erectile dysfunction |
| D | 32 | Zinc | Prostate, sperm, and male reproduction |
| D | 30 | Limosilactobacillus reuteri ATCC PTA 6475 | Increased testosterone and vitality in middle-aged men |
| D | 30 | Pomegranate juice or concentrate (polyphenol-rich fruit-juice food or supplement) | Improvement of erectile function and IIEF in men with mild to moderate erectile dysfunction |
| D | 30 | Creatine monohydrate (a guanidino exercise supplement) | Increased total and free testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in healthy men |
| D | 30 | Cooked tomato products | PSA reduction in men with prostate cancer |
| D | 28 | Tribulus terrestris (Tribulus terrestris) | Male vitality, testosterone, and exercise performance |
| D | 28 | Deer velvet antler powder, an animal-derived supplement made from dried and ground unossified antler tissue | Increased testosterone, libido, and erectile function in healthy middle-aged men |
| D | 27 | Resveratrol (a stilbene polyphenol dietary supplement) | Increased total and free testosterone and improved male vitality in middle-aged men |
| D | 25 | High-dose vitamin E 400 IU (alpha-tocopherol, a fat-soluble antioxidant vitamin sold over the counter and as a supplement) | Primary prevention of prostate cancer in men from the general population |
| F | 18 | Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol, a fat-soluble vitamin sold as a dietary supplement) | Increased total and free testosterone and improved sexual function in otherwise healthy men |
| F | 12 | D-aspartic acid | Increase in testosterone and muscle |
| F | 8 | Selenium | Prevention of prostate cancer in men from the general population |
| F | 8 | ZMA complex (zinc-magnesium aspartate plus vitamin B6) | Increased testosterone, muscle mass, and vitality in healthy men |
| F | score not listed | Saw palmetto | prostate health (urination) and hair-loss relief |
| ? | score not listed | Horny goat weed (Epimedium species, icariin) | Improvement of erectile function and libido |
| ? | score not listed | Fadogia agrestis | Increased testosterone and male vitality |
| ? | score not listed | Damiana (Turnera diffusa) | Improved libido and sexual function |
| ? | score not listed | Yohimbe bark extract (Pausinystalia johimbe) | Improved erectile function and libido |
| ? | score not listed | Cistanche tubulosa extract | Improvement of testosterone and sexual function |
| ? | score not listed | Pine pollen | Increased testosterone and male vitality |
| ? | score not listed | Suma root (Pfaffia/Hebanthe paniculata, Brazilian ginseng) | Increased testosterone, male libido, and vitality |
| ? | score not listed | Catuaba bark supplement | Increased male libido, erectile function, and testosterone |
| ? | score not listed | Freeze-dried bovine orchic glandular supplement | Increased testosterone, libido, and male vitality |
| ? | score not listed | Irish sea moss (Chondrus crispus, a red-algae supplement) | Higher circulating testosterone and improved libido and male vitality in healthy men |
| ? | score not listed | Whole garlic-chive leaves | Improved erectile function or sexual vitality |
| ? | score not listed | Whole raw or cooked oysters | Improved libido, erectile function, and overall sexual function |
What does have evidence for men's health
Not foods or supplements: drugs and procedures graded A or B. Chamgap recommends nothing. It only shows where the evidence is strong. Any treatment decision belongs with your doctor.
| A | 94 | Abiraterone acetate (a prescription CYP17 androgen-synthesis inhibitor; Zytiga) | Prolonged overall survival when combined with ADT and prednisolone in high-risk metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer |
| A | 93 | Radium-223 dichloride (bone-targeted alpha-emitting radiopharmaceutical; prescription injection, Xofigo) | Prolonged overall survival and delayed symptomatic skeletal events in castration-resistant prostate cancer with symptomatic bone metastases and no visceral metastases |
| A | 93 | Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC, a one-time surgical procedure) | Reduced risk of sexually acquired HIV-1 infection in HIV-negative heterosexual men in high-prevalence settings |
| A | 92 | Enzalutamide (oral prescription anticancer androgen-receptor signaling inhibitor; Xtandi) | Prolong overall survival in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer after docetaxel |
| A | 92 | Docetaxel (taxane cytotoxic anticancer drug; prescription injection) | Prolonged overall survival when added to ADT for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer |
| A | 91 | Radical external-beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer (prescription procedure) | Reduced prostate-cancer and all-cause mortality when added to androgen-deprivation therapy in locally advanced or high-risk nonmetastatic prostate cancer |
| A | 90 | One-time abdominal aortic aneurysm ultrasound screening in men aged 65 to 74 years (imaging screening test) | Reduced abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture and related mortality in older men |
| A | 84 | Goserelin acetate (subcutaneous depot prescription gonadotropin-releasing-hormone agonist; Zoladex) | Improved overall survival and prostate-cancer mortality when used as long-term adjuvant therapy with radiotherapy for locally advanced high-risk prostate cancer |
| A | 82 | Finasteride 5 mg (prescription 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, Proscar) | Reduced benign prostatic hyperplasia progression, acute urinary retention, and surgery risk |
| A | 81 | Dutasteride (type 1 and type 2 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor, prescription medicine, Avodart) | Improved urinary symptoms and reduced acute urinary retention and surgery in benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| B | 79 | Sildenafil (PDE5 inhibitor, Viagra, prescription) | Improved erectile function and intercourse success in men with erectile dysfunction |
| B | 79 | Vardenafil (a prescription PDE5 inhibitor marketed as Levitra) | Improved IIEF erectile function and penetration and intercourse success rates in men with erectile dysfunction |
How to read this list
A grade of C or D does not mean "do not take it." It means the evidence is not yet strong enough to promise the effect. Equally, A or B does not mean it works for everyone.
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