The Snuff Increases the Risk of Impotence

Smoking a pack of snuff per day increases by up to 60 percent risk of impotence, according to a study in China. The results show that among men who smoke only a few cigarettes a day also increased risk of erectile dysfunction among nonsmokers is observed.

After studying data from more than 4,700 men who participated in the study InterAsia , extensive health research conducted in China during 2000 and 2001 , a team of researchers led by Jiang He of Tulane University in New Orleans (USA) , has confirmed the negative effects of snuff on male sexual health .

Although not the first study to find a relationship between smoking and erectile dysfunction, this research is unique because it can establish that the snuff impairs male sexual health independently of other risk factors such as age, hypertension, cholesterol or diabetes,

Erectile dysfunction is often associated with the presence of atherosclerosis , which is the accumulation of fatty plaques in the walls of blood vessels , blocking blood flow. The findings demonstrate a close relationship between smoking , cardiovascular disease and impotence