Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

Is Your BMI Causing ED? Here’s How to Fix It 📉 #WeightLoss #ErectileDysfunction

7 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment, Dr. Anne Truong advises men experiencing erectile dysfunction to first assess their hormonal status by obtaining fasting total and free testosterone levels through blood work. She then emphasizes the importance of recognizing overweight status, using waist circumference (over 30 inches) or a BMI above 30 as indicators. For those identified as overweight, she recommends adopting a Mediterranean diet, engaging in at least 30 minutes of exercise three to four times per week, and quitting all forms of tobacco—including cigarettes, chewing tobacco, and nicotine vaping—to improve erectile function.

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You want to check for your testosterone. You want to check for total testosterone and also free testosterone. Get your blood work checked. That's number one. And make sure it's fasting. And number 2, be honest with yourself. You're overweight. For a man, your waist is above 30, or you can do a BMI, which is body mass index. If your BMI is over 30, I mean, you're overweight. And you can find that equation on the internet for BMI. So So if you're overweight, you need to get on the Mediterranean diet and start exercising 30 minutes at least every other day or 3 to 4 times a week. And then also stop smoking if you are smoking, and that's including inhaling cigarettes, tobacco, chewing tobacco, as well as probably vaping because they do have nicotine.