Studies into men with diabetes have shown that men who lost weight dramatically increased their blood flow and, through this, totally reversed their vascular problems. As these vascular problems were leading to symptoms such as urinary tract problems and erectile dysfunction, losing the weight was able to restore sexual wellbeing to this group of people. The study seems to show that losing around five percent of your body weight can have a significant effect on your ability to perform sexually and can also lead to increased sexual desire.
The study followed a group of 31 men whose weight placed them in the ‘obese’ category and whose average age worked out at 59.7.
Taking charge of your diet is the best way to lose weight. It has been proved that calorie controlled diets are the most effective way towards losing weight, and especially those where a balanced diet is maintained. In the study described above, the group of men cut back their calories by around 600 per day over a period of eight weeks. This was done through high protein, low calorie meal replacements or meals with a similar makeup. The results of the study showed a clear correlation between this weight loss and improved sexual function, along with reduced levels of urinary tract problems.
This indicates that weight loss can be advised as a treatment for sexual dysfunction and that it has the capacity to improve wellbeing, especially when sustained over a long period of time.