Obesity a Major Obstacle to Good Sex Life

[zzyzzx]

http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2004/11/19/hscout522403.html

Obesity a Major Obstacle to Good Sex Life

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."

Binks and his colleagues surveyed 1,210 people from the Durham, N.C., area. Most had sought treatment at Duke's diet center, and all but 282 were obese, with an average body mass index of 41. The index indicates whether a person's weight is proportional to his or her height; a 5 foot, 5 inch person weighing 250 pounds would have a BMI of 41.

Binks presented his findings Nov. 17 at the North American Association for the Study of Obesity annual meeting in Las Vegas.

Half of those seeking treatment for obesity said they sometimes, usually or always felt no desire for sex, compared to just 2 percent of those who were not obese. About four out of every 10 treatment-seekers reported physical problems with sex; 41 percent said they avoided sex. In contrast, just 2.5 percent of the non-obese people said they stayed away from sexual activity.

Obese people who didn't seek treatment reported more sexual satisfaction, but they remained much less likely to report normal sex lives than the non-obese.

Sexual difficulties among the obese are "a more common problem than one would expect, and they deserve treatment," Binks said. He speculated that self-esteem issues may contribute to the sexual problems facing the obese, whose numbers are growing.

"The public is well aware that they can run a risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension and so forth [if they're obese]," he said. But the risk of sexual problems "isn't as much talked about."

In another study released at the obesity meeting, researchers found that high levels of fat in the abdominal area -- a pot belly -- spell as much trouble on the disability front as overall obesity.

The researchers examined a study of 16,000 people in Mississippi, Maryland and Minnesota between the ages of 45 and 64. They found that obese people with apple-shaped bodies -- instead of pear shapes with fat distributed below their waist -- were 1.6 times more likely to have difficulty managing daily chores like cooking and household chores than non-overweight people who had low levels of abdominal fat. They were 2.5 times more likely to have trouble with tasks such as dressing and feeding themselves.

"In women, the pear shape is more common. In men, the apple shape is more common, but you see [the apple shape] in both genders," said study co-author Denise Houston, who worked on the research while a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is now a research associate at Wake Forest University.

The research is another sign of the importance of weight loss, she said, and provides a message to doctors about the importance of understanding the danger of abdominal fat. "If a person is more apple-shaped, they may have more health risks, not just for disability but other chronic conditions," Houston said.

[Ripper2860]

Obescenity a Major Component to Good Sex Life

[enstg8er]

[Capmaster]

Nope. Nothing wrong there

[RabidDog]

But do peple who dislike (or have problems with) sex, become Fat in order to avoid those problems??


yes thats FAT not obese!

[Capmaster]

But do peple who dislike (or have problems with) sex, become Fat in order to avoid those problems??


yes thats FAT not obese!

I think anyone who lets themselves get that fat has other issues besides just sex .....you'd have to have zero self-respect

[Faustus]

Take it from a fat man. The link tells the truth, but lies. There is no lack of "sexual desire and enjoyment" just a lack of people willing to sleep with ya.

[zzyzzx]

Take it from a fat man. The link tells the truth, but lies. There is no lack of "sexual desire and enjoyment" just a lack of people willing to sleep with ya.

That's nothing that money can't cure...

[Faustus]

Take it from a fat man. The link tells the truth, but lies. There is no lack of "sexual desire and enjoyment" just a lack of people willing to sleep with ya.

That's nothing that money can't cure...

Sure if you dont mind the ninja.

[ViRaL1]

Nope. Nothing wrong there

Obviously you don't pay attention. That woman has FOUR LEGS!!

[Capmaster]

Nope. Nothing wrong there

Obviously you don't pay attention. That woman has FOUR LEGS!!

Yeah, two are skinnier and hairier than the others.

Ya know ...that pic might just work for those times when we have to think about baseball or carburetors .....of course, the risk is that if we gaze upon it too long we might suddenly be transformed into actually liking Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streissand ...and considering interior decorating as a way to kill some time

Perhaps even giving this album a listen:

[BJ_M]

I got good news , you're hired for the band ..


now the bad news...................

[ViRaL1]

Is that Dave Grohl?

[Ripper2860]

Is it just me, or is this picture SCREAMING for photo-chopping w/ OT forum members incorporated.!!!

What a shame -- if only I had SKILZ !!!!

[Capmaster]

Is it just me, or is this picture SCREAMING for photo-chopping w/ OT forum members inclroporated.!!!

What a shame -- if only I had SKILZ !!!!

I'll give it a shot .....but northcat'll probably come along and bitch-slap me with his version

Edit:

[bazooka]

Who the hell are the gert jonnys?

Thel look like flaming homosexuals.

[zzyzzx]

Take it from a fat man. The link tells the truth, but lies. There is no lack of "sexual desire and enjoyment" just a lack of people willing to sleep with ya.

That's nothing that money can't cure...

Sure if you dont mind the ninja.

What's The Ninja?

[Faustus]

AIDS, the Ninja, the hiv.

Everyone has AIDS!
AIDS AIDS AIDS!
AIDS AIDS AIDS AIDS AIDS AIDS!
Everyone has AIDS!

And so this is the end of our story
And everyone is dead from AIDS
It took from me my best friend
My only true pal
My only bright star (he died of AIDS)

Well I'm gonna march on Washington
Lead the fight and charge the brigades
There's a hero inside of all of us
I'll make them see everyone has AIDS

My father (AIDS!)
My sister (AIDS!)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS AIDS AIDS!)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades

Everyone has AIDS!
My grandma and my dog 'ol blue (AIDS AIDS AIDS)
The pope has got it and so do you (AIDS AIDS AIDS AIDS AIDS)
C'mon everybody we got quilting to do (AIDS AIDS AIDS AIDS AIDS)
We gotta break down these baricades, everyone has
AIDS! x 20

[Ripper2860]

Is it just me, or is this picture SCREAMING for photo-chopping w/ OT forum members inclroporated.!!!

What a shame -- if only I had SKILZ !!!!

I'll give it a shot .....but northcat'll probably come along and bitch-slap me with his version

Edit:

Conquest looks so peaceful -- as if he's found his "inner peace" and has transcended to another place.

[Capmaster]

Yes. He looks so mellow, doesn't he? Like he just strapped on a 4-shot buzz

[handyguy]

Isn't it also a matter of physically actually being able to have sex? The fat would keep people from getting too close. Might be easier if you're hung like a barnacle
(Note for those who don't have a clue from an aquarist: their penis's are 9-"11" long (barnacle))

[jimmalenko]

Isn't it also a matter of physically actually being able to have sex? The fat would keep people from getting too close. Might be easier if you're hung like a barnacle
(Note for those who don't have a clue from an aquarist: their penis's are 9-"11" long (barnacle))

just slap their thighs and ride the wave in

... or so I was told

[Capmaster]

Isn't it also a matter of physically actually being able to have sex? The fat would keep people from getting too close. Might be easier if you're hung like a barnacle
(Note for those who don't have a clue from an aquarist: their penis's are 9-"11" long (barnacle))

just slap their thighs and ride the wave in

... or so I was told

The danger there is if you slap it too hard and the thighs reach their resonant frequency, it'll tear you apart

[zzyzzx]

If you are worried about AIDS, then perhaps you could try one of these: