How could diet affect male sexual dysfunction?

Q: How could diet affect male sexual dysfunction?

In individuals who are <a href="/conditions/overweight/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Overweight</h6><p>Overweight is characterized as having a <em>body mass index</em> bmi|(BMI) of 25 to 29.9. Having overweight is associated with increased risk of conditions such as cardiovascular disease. However, this may not be the case in people with increased lean mass (e.g., athletes or weight lifters).</p></div>">overweight , or have diet-related health conditions like <a href="/conditions/type-2-diabetes/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Type 2 Diabetes</h6><p>Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a disease in which blood glucose levels are too high. It is characterized by insulin resistance in muscle, fat, and pancreas cells and an inability of the pancreas to manufacture enough insulin to control blood glucose levels. T2D is strongly associated with excess body fat, and weight loss induced by lifestyle changes is extremely effective for treating T2D.</p></div>">type-2-diabetes , weight loss can markedly improve sexual function.<a href="#ref-1" id="ref-link-1" class="ref-link popover" data-tooltip='<div><p class="mb-3">Bhanu P Gupta, et al. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21911624" target="\_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The effect of lifestyle modification and cardiovascular risk factor reduction on erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis</a></p>Arch Intern Med (2011 Nov 14)</div>'> [1]

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In individuals who are overweight, or have diet-related health conditions like type-2-diabetes, weight loss can markedly improve sexual function.^[1]

How could diet affect male sexual dysfunction?

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