Weight Loss Perks Up Sex Life - No More Erectile Problems

[matcom]

heehee I said 'Erectile' :D

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OBESE men with erectile dysfunction can improve their sex life through exercise and by shedding kilograms, according to a study due out tomorrow.

"Our data demonstrate that lifestyle changes, including a reduced-calorie diet and increased exercise, improve erectile function in obese men and resulted in about one-third of men with erectile dysfunction regaining sexual function after treatment," said the authors of the study, led by Katherine Esposito of the Second University of Naples, Italy, and due to be published in tomorrow's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The study, conducted from October 2000 to October 2003 in an Italian university hospital, followed 110 obese men between the ages of 35 and 55, who had erectile dysfunction but did not suffer from diabetes, hypertension or hyperlipidemia (an increase in the amount of lipids in the blood).

Fifty-five of the men were given advice on how to lose 10 per cent or more of their body weight. After two years, men suffering from erectile dysfunction noted an improved sex life.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9929110%255E13762,00.html

[markbark]

1. Not to mention...

the fact that if you're not a fat slob, your chances of actually getting laid increase exponentially :evilgrin:



--MAB

[EstimatedProphet]

2. As an obese person, I resent that

Obese is not the same thing as "fat slob"

And just for the record, I get plenty.

[Beer Snob-50]

3. I too am weight challenged

and not a fat slob. I do get enough also!!

[BiggJawn]

5. That's true....

Other posters notwithstanding, I'm obese, and Catholic Priests get more sex than I do.

Oh-I also meant to say that if you have hypertension and your sawbones has you on a Thyazide diruetic, GET OFF IT! It WILL knock you limp!

There's meds out there that work just as well without killing your boner.

[EstimatedProphet]

6. OK

Good advice and everything. I just posted what I did not to brag about "getting mine", but because I get tired of the juvenile idea that obesity is supposed to make someone a target for ridicule, and someone deserves the butt-end of jokes for being overweight. Same attitude as calling women the "c-word" in my opinion. It's a refusal to look at other people as worthwhile unless they meet your standards.
Alright, I'll get off the soapbox now.

[BiggJawn]

7. I hear ya!

I may be obese, but I pedalled a bicycle 24.1 miles in 1:59 last night. And I didn't drop dead or make sure the route took me past a donut shop, either....
Another Myth exploded all to hell!

:7

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. aww crap

All this time I was trying to drop pounds, now I know I should have been trying to drop kilograms.

Damn the metric system. DAMN YOU TO HELL!

;)