Man boobs, mobs, man cans, male breasts. Call them what you will, having a chest like a woman is a terrible thing for a man to suffer. The humiliation, taunting and lack of self esteem can cut right into your life leaving you unfulfilled, unsuccessful and un-sexy. So how do you lose those man boobs? As simple as some methods are the answer may vary from man to man. Let's take a look at some causes and possible cures!

While as a teenager having man boobs can be incredibly embarrassing it may also just be a phase. When we are going through puberty our hormones are all over the place and boys can develop highly sensitive nipples and a fatty chest. No matter what exercises you do or what you eat at this stage it is unlikely to do much. Exercise and eating well are still a good idea at this age but the changes in a boys body are often beyond our control.

Well the answer here is usually that you simply need to do more exercise and eat better. Excess fat stores in many places in the body. The hips, thighs, neck, bum and of course the chest. In some people it store in some places more than others due to what natural exercises you do, what you eat and genetic disposition. Some people are more disposed to storing fat on their chest for instance. Often the simplest cure is to lose weight by doing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerobic_exercise"">Aerobic Exercise such as running and cycling and work on http://www.shapefit.com/training-chest.html"">Chest Exercises with weights, with more attention to higher weights rather than repetitions.

Now we get to the more problematic causes. What might be the case if you have tried everything to no avail is that you have a condition known as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynecomastia"">Gynecomastia. This condition is often caused by a hormone imbalance in your body such as an excess of estrogen or a lack of testosterone. While losing weight will help somewhat the condition will still leave a mans chest looking more like breasts. This condition can be cured by medication to adjust hormone levels and many people have reported success with home remedies and dietary changes as well. If these do not work you can take more extreme measures with surgery which can liposuction the fat out but leaves you in pain and having to wear a compression vest for a period of time.

I find most cases of man boobs can be solved with the right applied exercise and diet strategies. However even someone who loses most of their man boobs but still retains a small layer of fat can benefit from looking at his hormone levels.