The Unified Theory of the Nervous System
and Behavior
Cognitive Philosophy /Brain Theory by Steven Michael Harris
Obesity a Major Obstacle to Good Sex Life (ABC HealthDay 11/19/2004) (link retired)
FRIDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDayNews) - New research confirms the worst fears of those who worry about putting on extra pounds: Severely overweight people are much more likely to report poor sex lives.
In some areas of their sex lives, the obese report 25 times as many problems as people of weight levels considered healthy. Both men and women suffered from lack of sexual desire and enjoyment along with hampered performance. Many reported avoiding sex entirely.
The study results suggest that many fat people share similar challenges on the sexual level, said study co-author Martin Binks, a clinical psychologist and director of behavioral science at Duke University's Diet and Fitness Center. "It's important for people to know it's not something that's wrong with them. It's something that other people experience. They're not alone in this."
The political correctness concerning obesity has the world ignoring a lot of truths here. This psychologist reports that the obese report sexual dysfunction at a rate 25 times higher than normal and then says that it's not something wrong with them (because it is politically incorrect to suggest that being fat is bad or unhealthy). Being overweight does not lead to greater risks problems, being overweight is a problem and is a sickness. Stress leads to weight gain and weight gain leads to stress. Any sickness or impairment will result in greater likelihood of other impairments. Just because you are not alone with a problem, being sick, that does not mean that you are not sick.
Of course the overweight have problems with their sex lives. Obesity is not attractive because health is attractive and disease is not. Obesity is disease. Of course the stress of an obese body will lead to depression, lethargy, sleep problems, sexual dysfunction. Why would they even need to do a study on this subject anyway? Anyone on the street could have told you what the results would be here.
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