Weight Loss Helpful in Obese Men With Erectile Dysfunction

Weight Loss Helpful in Obese Men With Erectile Dysfunction CME
Laurie Barclay, MD

June 22, 2004 — Weight loss by reduced calorie intake and increased exercise improved sexual function in obese men with erectile dysfunction (ED), according to the results of a randomized trial published in the June 23/30 issue of the JAMA.
“ED is an important cause of decreased quality of life in men, and may affect an estimated 30 million men in the United States,” write Katherine Esposito, MD, from the Second University of Naples in Italy, and colleagues. “In the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, moderate-to-severe ED was reported by 12% of men younger than 59 years; 22% of men aged 60 to 69 years; and 30% of men older than 69 years.”
From October 2000 to October 2003, 110 obese men with ED were randomized to an intervention group receiving detailed advice about how to lose 10%