Mediterranean Diet Can Boost Libido

If the heart health benefits of a Mediterranean Diet  aren't enticing, perhaps the libido boost that elements of the diet provide will convince even the most ardent skeptic to try the diet.

A recent survey revealed the benefits of delicious Italian food on libido.

The poll, published by Telecom Italia, has shown that salami and smelly cheese hold the secrets to good sex, not oysters or champagne. Other scrumptious foods that boost Italian libidos consist of risotto alla Milanese, which is flavoured with saffron, and plates of steamed vegetables, with both getting 12 per cent of the vote.

Oysters, which are conventionally considered to be aphrodisiacs but are comparatively uncommon in Italy, did not find a place in the survey at all.

"The benefits of the Mediterranean diet on libido are clear," the Telegraph quoted Alessandro Di Gregorio, the director of the Artes Centre for Assisted Procreation, as saying.

He linked the intake of Nduja, a severely hot salami from Calabria, with a boost in blood flow.

"Chilli helps release a peptide in the gut which is like natural Viagra," he said.

Bruno Giammusso, a doctor who specialises in male impotence, said that Italian delicacies "can undoubtedly produce an advantageous effect".

Source: www.dailyindia.com