性欲原来和饮食习惯有关

As many as two million British men —and almost twice as many women —are said to suffer from low libido.

约有200万的英国男性以及400万的女性性欲不足。

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.

药品商们如是说，这个对他们来说无疑是个潜在而巨大的新市场，每年全球伟哥销量就超过3.16亿英镑。

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..

虽然数百万的英国人的确欲望不足，然而药物治疗真的能解决问题么？实际上解决方法很简单，专家指出，这个问题可能是我们的日常生活习惯造成的。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.

白面包

英国饮食协会的海伦·邦德称吃太多白面包和其他精炼碳水化合物食品会降低性欲。“诸如白面包这样的食物释放糖分的速度会比全麦面包快，糖分过多会使精力下降，没有足够的气力去亲热。”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.

奎宁水

众所周知，饮酒过度会引起男性早泄，让双方感觉麻木。奎宁水的主要成分奎宁虽然使得该饮料口味独特，却也可能影响性欲。尼日利亚拉各斯大学的科学家们发现奎宁"对睾丸有害"，并且会降低老鼠睾丸激素的水平。