Yo, men: does your waist measure more than 42 inches? Do you exercise less than 30 minutes a day? If the answer to both of those questions is yes, you might be putting yourself at risk for something much worse than wearing sweat pants while riding around on your motorized scooter stuffing McDonald's in your face.
According to a new study, overweight, out of shape men are at a much higher risk for erectile dysfunction than those who exercise at least 30 minutes a day and have a 32-inch waistline.
It should be noted that the study was funded by the National Cancer Institute, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and the American Cancer Society, three organizations that want you to be fit and healthy. However,
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) also found strong links between obesity and impotence. When obesity was combined with smoking, the risk of impotence was even greater.
Reporting in The Journal of Urology, HSPH’s Constance Bacon said they studied more than 22,000 men aged between 40 and 75 who news releases said they had good erections prior to smoking and being obese. After that, things started to go downhill. They also found that regular physical activity could lower the risk of impotence.
"We found a 2.5-fold difference in the risk of erectile dysfunction when we compared obese men who did little exercise with men who were not overweight send press releases averaged 30 minutes of vigorous exercise a day. For men younger than 55, there was a four-fold difference in risk for the same comparison," said co-researcher Eric Rimm.
More recently, the link between inactivity and impotence was confirmed by Johns Hopkins researchers. In their study published in The American Journal of Medicine, the researchers found a high prevalence of impotence among men with hypertension and diabetes.
Still, we have to question the newsworthiness of this particular study based entirely on the last paragraph of the "story."
To prevent impotence, eat the right foods, watch your weight, and exercise regularly. If you have the misfortune of being impotent, don’t despair since the pr distribution is treatable. Seek medical help as early as possible to avoid complications later. One popular impotence remedy is Erectasil, a topical lotion designed to “lift” your spirits and your body so you can be where the action is.
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