article_snippet: Experts say that reduced levels of the hormone can bring a host of other negative consequences for young men, including reduced libido and poor reproduction.
article_snippet: Low testosterone levels are also linked to the metabolic syndrome - a cluster of metabolic risk factors that increase the chances of developing heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.
article_snippet: Eating too much white bread and other refined carbohydrates can sap your sex drive, says dietitian Helen Bond.
article_snippet: Foods such as white bread release the sugar more quickly than Foods such as white bread wholegrain counterparts — and too much sugar is associated with energy slumps, which mean you won’t have the energy for sex,’ dietitian Helen Bond adds.
article_snippet: Too much sugar also makes you fat, raising the level of oestrogen in the body, in turn reducing testosterone levels in men, says gynaecologist Peter Bowen-Simpkins, .
article_snippet: If you’re obese, you feel less attractive.
article_snippet: You also have reduced blood flow to the sex organs.