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) 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...</p></div>">overweight , or have diet-related health conditions like 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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