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Drs. Oz & Roizen: Eat your broccoli and have sex - New Hampshire Union Leader
You know that Americans need to eat more fruits and vegetables. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says only about 10 percent of you get the recommended amounts: 1½ to 2 cups of fruit and 2 to 3 cups of vegetables daily. But did you also know that, according to the latest General Social Survey from the National Opinion Research Center, Americans are having less sex than ever? Is there a connection?
Well, overall health depends on eating more produce, and a healthy sex life is influenced by overall health. So, that lack of broccoli — and an associated increase in the prevalence of obesity and diabetes — might be a big factor in the declining frequency of sexual relations.
According to the 2018 survey, the number of adults who went a year (2018) without sex was 23 percent, a record high. It’s not just among baby boomers. Eighteen percent of women and 28 percent of men ages 19 to 29 report having had no sex in the past year, more than double the number in 2008.
You know that Americans need to eat more fruits and vegetables. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says only about 10 percent of you get the recommended amounts: 1½ to 2 cups of fruit and 2 to 3 cups of vegetables daily. But did you also know that, according to the latest General Social Survey from the National Opinion Research Center, Americans are having less sex than ever? Is there a connection?
Well, overall health depends on eating more produce, and a healthy sex life is influenced by overall health. So, that lack of broccoli — and an associated increase in the prevalence of obesity and diabetes — might be a big factor in the declining frequency of sexual relations.
According to the 2018 survey, the number of adults who went a year (2018) without sex was 23 percent, a record high. It’s not just among baby boomers. Eighteen percent of women and 28 percent of men ages 19 to 29 report having had no sex in the past year, more than double the number in 2008.