Men with erectile dysfunction may gain cardioprotective benefits by switching to a Mediterranean-style diet, researchers found.
In a small study reported at the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging meeting in Vienna, men with erectile dysfunction who had a lower Mediterranean diet score had significantly worse vascular and heart function as measured by cardiac ultrasound, according to Athanasios Angelis, MD, of Hippokration Hospital at the University of Athens
Patients with erectile dysfunction who had unhealthy diets had more vascular and cardiac damage than those who followed the Mediterranean diet
The findings suggest adopting a Mediterranean style of eating improve the cardiovascular risk profile of patients with erectile dysfunction and may reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke and there may which may be causal association for the improved ED.