In the age of the internet, it’s virtually impossible
to escape the odd email or pop up extolling

astounding advances in the field of male enhancement.

From miracle pills, to powerful pumps, to
bizarre contraptions, and even serious surgery,

the sensitivity of penis size leaves countless
men trying out untested and potentially unsafe methods.

But one factor rather absent in the male
enhancement racket is the impact of one’s

diet—could it be that what you eat affects
the size of your penis?

Hi it's Emily from Bite Size Vegan and welcome
to another vegan nugget.

So far in the Men’s Health Series with Dr.
Greger of Nutritionfacts.org, we’ve covered

the impact of diet on testosterone levels,
erectile dysfunction, and prostate enlargement

and cancer risk, as well as pitted soy against
beer to see which has a stronger estrogenic

effect on male hormones.

Outside of the obvious, two common themes
throughout this series have been: the prevalent

and disturbing predisposition of medical professionals
to ignore prevention and simple and effective

treatment in favor of ineffective and debilitating
measures while keeping their patients in the dark

to their own detriment; and the preponderance
of medical evidence that the foods and beverages

most associated with “manliness” in our
society are the most damaging to men’s health,

while those deemed “feminizing” or “emasculating”
actually lead to hormonal balance, virility,

and unencumbered sexual performance.

And of course have the added bonus of cancer
prevention and enhancing overall health.

In this fifth and final installment in the
series, we’ll address perhaps the most stereotypical,

often trivialized, yet intensely personal and sensitive
topic of penis size.

While this may appear to be purely an issue
of ego, as with the previous topics in this

series, the dietary factors affecting penis
size have significant health impacts beyond

that singular manifestation.

So let’s hear from Dr. Greger for what the
science says about size.

Emily: The male enhancement industry is astoundingly
large.

Is there actually a dietary link to the size
of male genitalia?

Dr. Greger: You know, I mean, so…women like
to say, “oh size don’t matter,” but

if you actually ask them in surveys, when
men aren’t around, three-quarters of women

consider penile length and girth to be somewhat
or very important.

Supposedly, that’s the largest survey ever
performed.

But wait a second, what does that have to
do with diet?

Well there are these phthalates—phthalates
chemicals, which are kind of industrial pollutants—these

are plastics made in the plastic industry.

Oh in fact, I actually had a video recently
about phthalates in sex toys.

You should check that out.

There are phthalates implications for women
too.

But in terms of men, so these phthalate industrial
pollutants, how did we become exposed?

What they did was do a survey where they measured
the phthalate urine levels, which is an indicator

of how much is falling through your bodies.

Then they looked at your and did dietary analysis.

And they found were actually what is that
in the diet that is leading to the highest levels.

So they were looking for something called
MEHP, one of the phthalates associated with

smaller penis size in infants.

So, if pregnant women are exposed to a lot of
phthalates their infant sons are born with

smaller penises and lots of other more meaningfully
negative effects.

In addition to a smaller penis, MEHP appears to increase the odds of boys later growing breasts,

25-fold, and then decreased testosterone later in life.

The chicken phthalates have also been associated with increased odds of Caesarean section,

diminished child intelligence (particularly in boys), attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

symptoms, later in life, abdominal obesity, altered thyroid function, damaged sperm, and

a lower sperm count.

And actually poultry consumption was associated
most with MEHP levels in the urine.

It wasn’t clear exactly, we’re not sure
where that’s actually coming from.

Originally they thought it’s coming from the plastic,
from the plastic wrapping the chicken, but

it turns out eggs really have high phthalate
levels as well.

So it may be coming from the chicken itself.

Perhaps something that we’re feeding the
chickens, it’s not particularly sure.

So I have a video about this kind of feminization
of male genitalia with maternal phthalate

consumption BUT you know I think for men who
are going to this video and be like oh well,

you know, I have no control over what my mom
ate but what about now?

I’m out of the womb.

Is there anything that I eat that is going
to affect the length of my penis?

And there is actually.

I have a video coming up—there's a different class of pollutants PCBs, a certain

class of PCBs that can actually affect the
size of penis in boys found predominantly in fish.

And so they found that boys who ate a lot
of fish, contain a lot of the PCB pollutants,

actually grew up with shortened penises.

We are talking three-quarters of an inch,
at the most.

So it wasn’t really a big effect.

And of course as with all industrial pollutants,
the strategy is to eat as low as possible

on the food chain, so plants would be the
ideal, then stay away from the aquatic food

chain as much as possible because everything
eventually flows into the sea, our oceans,

are humanity sewers.

And so unfortunately without a time machine
it’s very difficult to go back before the

industrial revolution and get non-contaminated seafood.

I hope you found what Dr. Greger shared to
be helpful.

I’ve included more in-depth information,
further resources, citations to specific studies,

and more of Dr. Greger’s videos and essays
on the blog post for this video

linked in the description below.

It is vital that men—and actually everyone—are
proactive about their health.

Unfortunately, relying on our doctors and
the medical industry in its current state

can be severely detrimental to our wellbeing,
even fatal.

And perpetuating the ideas of “manliness”
ingrained within our cultures and societies

under the charge of “preserving tradition”
or “fighting overly PC culture” actually

contributes to the decline in men’s health
and leads to more men dying prematurely.

The good news is that there are more and more
solid resources for evidence-based nutrition

and health information.

And luckily, when it comes to the influence
of diet, to heighten sexual performance, prevent

prostate cancer and enlargement, balance hormones,
and maybe avoid loosing some length, the answer

is the same across the board.

To make sure you’re getting the male-enhancing
nutrition you need, check out Cronometer—a

free website and app that I’ve used in several
of my videos because of it’s uniquely detailed

nutrition reports and ease of use.

Cronometer has reached out to help sponsor
the Men’s Health series to get this vital

educational information out to those who need
it.

Click the link in the description, or go here
to make your free profile.

It’s not an affiliate link, but it will
let Cronometer know that Bite Size Vegan sent you.

On a personal note, even though I'm well-aware
of the misinformation and disinformation rampant

within the medical industry, through making
the men's health series I've become more and

more frustrated and astounded by the level
and nature of misinformation surrounding these issues.

When that's compounded with social and cultural
taboos about manliness and discussing these

kinds of issues, health concerns that literally
mean life and death for men are reduced to

comedic memes or written off as inevitabilities
of aging.

To help combat this and actually save men's
lives, please share this video and the information,

and the whole series to help men take hold
of their health.

The more we talk about it, the less of a stigma
it has and the more access men can have to

real life-saving information.

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Now go live vegan, enhance your health, and
I’ll see you soon.

Usually I'm trying to figure out how to title videos in a way that makes it engaging and something

people want to click on without being click bait and totally inaccurate.

But with this video, it's like impossible to title it in a way that doesn't look like click bait.

Even when it's completely accurate as to the contents of the video.

That's weird.