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In the age of the internet, it’s virtually impossible
to escape the odd email or pop up extolling
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astounding advances in the field of male enhancement.
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From miracle pills, to powerful pumps, to
bizarre contraptions, and even serious surgery,
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the sensitivity of penis size leaves countless
men trying out untested and potentially unsafe methods.
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But one factor rather absent in the male
enhancement racket is the impact of one’s
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diet—could it be that what you eat affects
the size of your penis?
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Hi it's Emily from Bite Size Vegan and welcome
to another vegan nugget.
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So far in the Men’s Health Series with Dr.
Greger of Nutritionfacts.org, we’ve covered
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the impact of diet on testosterone levels,
erectile dysfunction, and prostate enlargement
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and cancer risk, as well as pitted soy against
beer to see which has a stronger estrogenic
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effect on male hormones.
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Outside of the obvious, two common themes
throughout this series have been: the prevalent
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and disturbing predisposition of medical professionals
to ignore prevention and simple and effective
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treatment in favor of ineffective and debilitating
measures while keeping their patients in the dark
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to their own detriment; and the preponderance
of medical evidence that the foods and beverages
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most associated with “manliness” in our
society are the most damaging to men’s health,
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while those deemed “feminizing” or “emasculating”
actually lead to hormonal balance, virility,
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and unencumbered sexual performance.
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And of course have the added bonus of cancer
prevention and enhancing overall health.
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In this fifth and final installment in the
series, we’ll address perhaps the most stereotypical,
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often trivialized, yet intensely personal and sensitive
topic of penis size.
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While this may appear to be purely an issue
of ego, as with the previous topics in this
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series, the dietary factors affecting penis
size have significant health impacts beyond
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that singular manifestation.
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So let’s hear from Dr. Greger for what the
science says about size.
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Emily: The male enhancement industry is astoundingly
large.
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Is there actually a dietary link to the size
of male genitalia?
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Dr. Greger: You know, I mean, so…women like
to say, “oh size don’t matter,” but
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if you actually ask them in surveys, when
men aren’t around, three-quarters of women
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consider penile length and girth to be somewhat
or very important.
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Supposedly, that’s the largest survey ever
performed.
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But wait a second, what does that have to
do with diet?
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Well there are these phthalates—phthalates
chemicals, which are kind of industrial pollutants—these
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are plastics made in the plastic industry.
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Oh in fact, I actually had a video recently
about phthalates in sex toys.
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You should check that out.
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There are phthalates implications for women
too.
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But in terms of men, so these phthalate industrial
pollutants, how did we become exposed?
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What they did was do a survey where they measured
the phthalate urine levels, which is an indicator
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of how much is falling through your bodies.
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Then they looked at your and did dietary analysis.
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And they found were actually what is that
in the diet that is leading to the highest levels.
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So they were looking for something called
MEHP, one of the phthalates associated with
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smaller penis size in infants.
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So, if pregnant women are exposed to a lot of
phthalates their infant sons are born with
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smaller penises and lots of other more meaningfully
negative effects.
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In addition to a smaller penis, MEHP appears to increase the odds of boys later growing breasts,
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25-fold, and then decreased testosterone later in life.
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The chicken phthalates have also been associated with increased odds of Caesarean section,
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diminished child intelligence (particularly in boys), attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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symptoms, later in life, abdominal obesity, altered thyroid function, damaged sperm, and
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a lower sperm count.
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And actually poultry consumption was associated
most with MEHP levels in the urine.
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It wasn’t clear exactly, we’re not sure
where that’s actually coming from.
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Originally they thought it’s coming from the plastic,
from the plastic wrapping the chicken, but
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it turns out eggs really have high phthalate
levels as well.
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So it may be coming from the chicken itself.
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Perhaps something that we’re feeding the
chickens, it’s not particularly sure.
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So I have a video about this kind of feminization
of male genitalia with maternal phthalate
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consumption BUT you know I think for men who
are going to this video and be like oh well,
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you know, I have no control over what my mom
ate but what about now?
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I’m out of the womb.
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Is there anything that I eat that is going
to affect the length of my penis?
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And there is actually.
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I have a video coming up—there's a different class of pollutants PCBs, a certain
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class of PCBs that can actually affect the
size of penis in boys found predominantly in fish.
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And so they found that boys who ate a lot
of fish, contain a lot of the PCB pollutants,
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actually grew up with shortened penises.
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We are talking three-quarters of an inch,
at the most.
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So it wasn’t really a big effect.
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And of course as with all industrial pollutants,
the strategy is to eat as low as possible
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on the food chain, so plants would be the
ideal, then stay away from the aquatic food
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chain as much as possible because everything
eventually flows into the sea, our oceans,
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are humanity sewers.
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And so unfortunately without a time machine
it’s very difficult to go back before the
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industrial revolution and get non-contaminated seafood.
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I hope you found what Dr. Greger shared to
be helpful.
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I’ve included more in-depth information,
further resources, citations to specific studies,
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and more of Dr. Greger’s videos and essays
on the blog post for this video
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linked in the description below.
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It is vital that men—and actually everyone—are
proactive about their health.
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Unfortunately, relying on our doctors and
the medical industry in its current state
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can be severely detrimental to our wellbeing,
even fatal.
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And perpetuating the ideas of “manliness”
ingrained within our cultures and societies
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under the charge of “preserving tradition”
or “fighting overly PC culture” actually
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contributes to the decline in men’s health
and leads to more men dying prematurely.
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The good news is that there are more and more
solid resources for evidence-based nutrition
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and health information.
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And luckily, when it comes to the influence
of diet, to heighten sexual performance, prevent
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prostate cancer and enlargement, balance hormones,
and maybe avoid loosing some length, the answer
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is the same across the board.
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To make sure you’re getting the male-enhancing
nutrition you need, check out Cronometer—a
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free website and app that I’ve used in several
of my videos because of it’s uniquely detailed
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nutrition reports and ease of use.
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Cronometer has reached out to help sponsor
the Men’s Health series to get this vital
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educational information out to those who need
it.
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Click the link in the description, or go here
to make your free profile.
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It’s not an affiliate link, but it will
let Cronometer know that Bite Size Vegan sent you.
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On a personal note, even though I'm well-aware
of the misinformation and disinformation rampant
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within the medical industry, through making
the men's health series I've become more and
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more frustrated and astounded by the level
and nature of misinformation surrounding these issues.
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When that's compounded with social and cultural
taboos about manliness and discussing these
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kinds of issues, health concerns that literally
mean life and death for men are reduced to
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comedic memes or written off as inevitabilities
of aging.
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To help combat this and actually save men's
lives, please share this video and the information,
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and the whole series to help men take hold
of their health.
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The more we talk about it, the less of a stigma
it has and the more access men can have to
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real life-saving information.
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Now go live vegan, enhance your health, and
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Usually I'm trying to figure out how to title videos in a way that makes it engaging and something
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people want to click on without being click bait and totally inaccurate.
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But with this video, it's like impossible to title it in a way that doesn't look like click bait.
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Even when it's completely accurate as to the contents of the video.
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That's weird.