TV Watching-Erectile Dysfunction Link

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People who are couch potatoes, junk food junkies and TV devotees have more chances of having erectile dysfunction said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India.

Quoting a US study published in American Journal of Medicine, Dr. Aggarwal said that in 18% of U.S. men age 20 and above, who suffer from erectile dysfunction, the dysfunction is linked to a sedentary lifestyle of little physical exercise, poor diet and lots of television.

Half of the men in the study who had diabetes also had erectile dysfunction. Nearly 90 percent of men with erectile dysfunction had risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including diabetes, high blood pressure, poor cholesterol levels.

Men who watched three or more hours of TV per day were much more likely to have erectile dysfunction than men who watched less than an hour per day. And men with erectile dysfunction were less likely to have done vigorous physical activity in the previous 30 days than other men.

There is a strikingly high prevalence in men with diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure. Staying active — moving more and eating less — and staying healthy, in addition to being good for your cardiovascular health may also be good for your sexual health.

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