Obesity & sexuality
» Sexual Wellbeing
Obese people report sexual problems such as lack of desire, lack of enjoyment, avoiding sex and performance difficulty at a much higher rate than people of normal weight - in some cases, they are 25 times more likely to report problems, according to the Duke study. Overall, women experienced more difficulties than men among both weight groups, but the gender differences were small compared to the disparity between the obese and normal weight study populations.
Sexual quality of life lower for the obese