e-ISSN: 2072-6643

Project code: 713679

Keywords: Sexual desire Rct Orgasmic function Nuts Nitric oxide Erectile function E-selectin rct orgasmic function nuts nitric oxide erectile function e-selectin

Record's date: 2023-02-18

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Nutrients. 11 (6):

APA: Salas-Huetos, Albert; Muralidharan, Jananee; Galie, Serena; Salas-Salvado, Jordi; Bullo, Monica; (2019). Effect of Nut Consumption on Erectile and Sexual Function in Healthy Males: A Secondary Outcome Analysis of the FERTINUTS Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients, 11(6), -. DOI: 10.3390/nu11061372

Acronym: MFP-COFUND

Publication Type: Journal Publications

Author, as appears in the article.: Salas-Huetos, Albert; Muralidharan, Jananee; Galie, Serena; Salas-Salvado, Jordi; Bullo, Monica;

Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia

URV's Author/s: Bulló Bonet, Mònica / Muralidharan, Jananee / Salas Huetos, Albert / Salas Salvadó, Jorge

Abstract: Lifestyle risk factors for erectile and sexual function include smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, lack of physical activity, psychological stress, and adherence to unhealthy diets. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of mixed nuts supplementation on erectile and sexual function. Eighty-three healthy male aged 18–35 with erectile function assessment were included in this FERTINUTS study sub-analysis; a 14-week randomized, controlled, parallel feeding trial. Participants were allocated to (1) the usual Western-style diet enriched with 60 g/day of a mixture of nuts (nut group; n = 43), or (2) the usual Western-style diet avoiding nuts (control group; n = 40). At baseline and the end of the intervention, participants answered 15 questions contained in the validated International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), and peripheral levels of nitric oxide (NO) and E-selectin were measured, as surrogated markers of erectile endothelial function. Anthropometrical characteristics, and seminogram and blood biochemical parameters did not differ between intervention groups at baseline. Compared to the control group, a significant increase in the orgasmic function (p-value = 0.037) and sexual desire (p-value = 0.040) was observed during the nut intervention. No significant differences in changes between groups were shown in peripheral concentrations of NO and E-selectin. Including nuts in a regular diet significantly improved auto-reported orgasmic function and sexual desir

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Nutrition and dietetics Nutrition & dietetics Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Food science Farmacia Engenharias iv Engenharias ii Enfermagem Educação física Economia Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 20726643

Author's mail: albert.salas@urv.cat jordi.salas@urv.cat monica.bullo@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0001-5914-6862 0000-0003-2700-7459 0000-0002-0218-7046

Paper data publication: 19 June 2019

Journal volume: 11

Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/6/1372

Funding program: European Union Horizon 2020

Article's DOI: 10.3390/nu11061372

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2019

Funding program action: Marie Skłodowska-Curie