Save the sex life of gentlemen

A new study finds that niacin, or vitamin B3, can boost the male character of men who are unfortunately impotent.

According to the Daily Mail , the research team from the University of Hong Kong (China) has given a group of volunteer men a 2-3 mg of niacin tablets of 500 milligrams daily for 12 weeks. As a result, these people had a marked improvement in sex life compared to men who only took placebo pills.

Statistics show that one in four men in the UK reported having had erectile dysfunction at some point in their lives. Although drugs such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra have revolutionized the treatment of impotence in gentlemen in the past 10 years, 30% of men using these drugs do not see any improvement. in sex life. For these men, the only alternative is to inject the drug directly into the penis or use a manual pump to increase the blood supply to the genitals. And both are not popular.

Some cardiologists believe that erectile dysfunction is an early and strong sign of undiagnosed heart problems. The blood vessels in the pelvic area may become obstructed due to unreasonable diet, smoking and lack of exercise, sports. At some cardiology clinics, it is estimated that up to 60% of heart attack patients experience sexual problems for up to 5 years before falling ill.

Scientists, taking high doses of niacin can help treat erectile dysfunction in men.Photo: Alamy

Niacin is a body vitamin needed to help convert the foods we eat into energy and maintain the nervous system and healthy digestion. Because the human body cannot store this vitamin, it needs to be supplemented every day. The minimum required for a male is 17mg per day (equivalent to the level of vitamin B3 found in 2 medium sized chicken breasts) and 13mg for a woman.

The researchers found that niacin works well by increasing blood flow to the pelvic area. Like statins - anti-cholesterol drugs prescribed for millions of people in the UK, niacin can help reduce the amount of harmful fat, which clogs the main arteries of the body.

It is thought that using niacin every day will help reduce the accumulation of cholesterol in the main arteries in the pelvic area, allowing blood to circulate more to the genitals. This vitamin can also help blood vessels expand, improving blood flow.

However, the amount of vitamin B3 to be absorbed, up to 1,500 mg per day as the level of 161 men participating in the study, cannot be provided simply by eating an extra bowl of cereal or other niacin-rich foods. Other like meat, fish, eggs or milk. The solution is supposed to take additional niacin tablets.

However, high doses of niacin can cause flushing. A third of the men who participated in the study once voiced complaints about this side effect as well as skin itching.

Dr. David Edwards, a doctor and an expert in sexual medicine in Oxfordshire, said the new finding by scientists at Hong Kong University (China) is very interesting. But he also advised gentlemen not to rush to buy high-dose niacin supplements without going through the proper medical examination.

" Any drug to treat erectile dysfunction needs to be considered, especially for abnormally high doses of niacin because it may not be safe," Edwards said.