What did @anatolii.kharsiev actually say?
Honestly, the transcript here is nearly incoherent. The creator says something about not wanting chocolate, eating raw liver, and playing video games. There is no clear, structured claim being made about testosterone, TRT, or hormone optimization. What we can extract is a possible suggestion that raw liver is preferable to chocolate as a food choice, likely in a fitness or hormonal health context.
This is a 18,000-view TikTok filed under TRT content, which means viewers may be watching it for testosterone-related dietary advice. If the implied message is that raw liver supports hormone health or testosterone levels, that framing deserves scrutiny, even if the creator never said it directly. We will take the most charitable and plausible interpretation: raw liver is being promoted as a nutrient-dense food relevant to male hormone health.
Does the science back this up?
There is real nutritional substance behind liver as a food, but the raw part is where things get complicated. Beef liver is genuinely one of the most nutrient-dense foods available, and some of those nutrients do have documented relationships with testosterone production.
Zinc deficiency is well-established as a cause of low testosterone. A study by Prasad et al. (1996, Nutrition) showed that zinc supplementation in zinc-deficient men significantly raised serum testosterone. Beef liver is a solid source of zinc. Vitamin D, also present in liver fat, has a moderate association with testosterone levels per a meta-analysis by Nimptsch et al. (2012, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism). Cholesterol from liver is a precursor to steroidogenesis, meaning your body literally needs it to synthesize testosterone.
So the food itself has legitimate nutritional arguments in a hormonal health context. Raw versus cooked is a different debate entirely, and one with meaningful safety implications.
What did they get wrong (or right)?
Credit where it is due: liver is not a bad food recommendation if you are focused on hormone health. It is rich in zinc, B12, vitamin A, and heme iron, all of which support general endocrine function. Choosing liver over chocolate is, nutritionally speaking, not a controversial take.
The raw aspect is a problem. Raw liver carries real pathogen risks including Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter, and in some regions, hepatitis E virus. The CDC and FDA both advise against consuming raw or undercooked organ meats. There is no credible evidence that raw liver provides meaningfully superior hormonal benefits compared to cooked liver. Cooking does reduce some heat-sensitive nutrients like folate and vitamin C, but the zinc and B12 content remains largely intact after cooking, per USDA food composition data.
Promoting raw organ meat consumption to a TRT-adjacent audience, even implicitly, is irresponsible. The risk-benefit ratio does not support it.
What should you actually know?
If you are on TRT or managing low testosterone through lifestyle, diet does matter, but it works in the background, not as a primary intervention. No food is going to replace clinically indicated testosterone therapy if your levels are genuinely low and causing symptoms. That said, chronic micronutrient deficiencies, particularly zinc and vitamin D, can suppress testosterone production and should be addressed.
Cooked beef liver, consumed a few times per week, is a reasonable dietary addition for men focused on hormone health. It is affordable, nutrient-dense, and well-supported by basic nutritional science. You do not need to eat it raw to get the benefits, and doing so adds infectious disease risk with no documented hormonal upside.
If you are watching TikTok videos categorized under TRT for dietary guidance, that is a reasonable place to find ideas worth researching further. It is not a replacement for bloodwork, a clinical evaluation, or a conversation with a licensed provider who can actually see your hormone panel.