性慾原來和飲食習慣有關
As many as two million British men —and almost twice as many women —are said to suffer from low libido.
約有200萬的英國男性以及400萬的女性性慾不足。
So claim the drug companies, for whom sexual problems represent a potentially huge new market; Viagra sales alone are worth ￡316 million a year worldwide.
藥品商們如是說，這個對他們來說無疑是個潛在而巨大的新市場，每年全球偉哥銷量就超過3.16億英鎊。
But even if millions of Britons really do suffer from a poor sex drive, is treating the problem with drugs the answer?
In fact, the solution might be much simpler. For, as the experts reveal, many of our daily habits could be behind that flagging libido..
雖然數百萬的英國人的確慾望不足，然而藥物治療真的能解決問題麼？實際上解決方法很簡單，專家指出，這個問題可能是我們的日常生活習慣造成的。White bread:
Eating too much white bread and other refined carbohydrates can sap your sex drive, says Helen Bond of the British Dietetic Association. "Foods such as white bread release the sugar more quickly than their wholegrain counterparts —and too much sugar is associated with energy slumps, which mean you won't have the energy for sex," she adds.
白麪包
英國飲食協會的海倫·邦德稱吃太多白麪包和其他精煉碳水化合物食品會降低性慾。“諸如白麪包這樣的食物釋放糖分的速度會比全麥麪包快，糖分過多會使精力下降，沒有足夠的氣力去親熱。”Tonic water:
We all know that too much alcohol can cause "brewer's droop" in men, and a loss of sensation for both parties.
But quinine, the ingredient which gives tonic water its unique flavor, may also affect libido.
Scientists at the University of Lagos in Nigeria found that quinine was a "testicular toxicant" and lowered the levels of testosterone in rats.
奎寧水
衆所周知，飲酒過度會引起男性早泄，讓雙方感覺麻木。奎寧水的主要成分奎寧雖然使得該飲料口味獨特，卻也可能影響性慾。尼日利亞拉各斯大學的科學家們發現奎寧"對睾丸有害"，並且會降低老鼠睾丸激素的水平。
