adminResearch is further supporting the concept of “you are what you eat”. Lifestyle factors such as the rapid increase in the consumption of sugar, alcohol and processed foods are expected to cause a major deterioration in the nation’s overall health.
Non-existent or deficient tobacco regulation is found to be compounding the problem. The use of tobacco has been estimated to account for over 90 percent of cancers in the oral cavity and is associated
with inflammation, periodontal breakdown, poor oral hygiene and eventual tooth loss according to the World Health Organisation.
The impotence link
A new Turkish study involving 120 male subjects that had periodontitis and moderate-to-severe erectile dysfunction (ED) found that the effective treatment of inflamed, bleeding gums lessened the symptoms of ED within three months.
“To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess a potential link between the severity of ED and the treatment of periodontal disease,” wrote the researchers from Inonu University in Malatya, Turkey. ED is a known side effect of inflammation in the body that contributes poor oral health, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The conclusion of the study provides an active solution to the low reaching problem of erectile dysfunction.
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