Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular risk factors in a Mediterranean diet cohort

Abstract

Erectile dysfunction is a common disorder in patients treated in lipid units in Catalonia for cardiovascular risk factors. This condition is associated with age, obesity, ischaemic disease and unhealthy lifestyle habits.

Sexual Dysfunction and Hypogonadism in Men With Diabetes

“…In addition, studies indicate that 40% of men with diabetes greater than 60 years of age have complete ED (7-15).Recent studies have reported that alteration of the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)/nitric oxide (NO) pathway among men with diabetes with impaired vascular relaxation is related to endothelial dysfunction (16-18). Among men with diabetes, risk factors include increasing age, duration of diabetes, poor glycemic control, cigarette smoking, hypertension, dyslipidemia, androgen-deficiency states (19) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) (6,11,12,(20)(21)(22)(23)(24).ED as a marker of potential cardiovascular (CV) events has been reported by numerous investigators (25-34). In fact, ED has been shown to be significantly associated with all-cause mortality and CV events (35)(36)(37).…”

Mediterranean diet and erectile dysfunction: a current perspective

“…Clinical trials showed that a MedDiet and lifestyle choices influence sexual function in men [5–9]. In particular, a MedDiet with high use of virgin olive oil, vegetables, fruits, moderate wine intake, whole grains, nuts, fibres and fish was associated with lower risk and severity of ED, mainly in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, with the highest observance to the MedDiet [5, 6, 7].…”

“…Moreover, current studies demonstrated that MedDiet, with a respect to higher lower consumption of nuts and vegetables, was associated with a reduced risk of ED [8, 9]. …”

Relationship between Sedentary Lifestyle and Erectile Dysfunction

“…ED is considered a public health problem because it is associated with factors including age, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia, but it can be related to an individual's lifestyle such as physical inactivity, obesity, smoking and alcohol abuse (Efremov et al, 2015;Ramirez et al, 2015).…”

“…Regarding the presence of other diseases, the frequency is 33% in individuals with high cholesterol, 46% in hypertensive subjects, 75% in diabetic patients and 90% in depressed men (Berg, 2004). Worldwide, ED affects more than 100 million men (Ramirez et al, 2015).…”