Stupid Study No. 69

From the "Well, Duh!" files ... a new study from Duke University says losing weight is good for your sex life:

Losing a little weight can do wonders for your sex life. So says Duke University psychologist Martin Binks, who presented a study Monday at a meeting of The Obesity Society showing that shedding a few pounds can improve things in the bedroom by making people feel better about their bodies.

"You reap a lot of benefit from a moderate weight loss of 10 percent," Binks said. "It's a wonderful message. You don't have to reach some ideal weight to be healthy and happy."

It is one of the few studies to examine the mental and emotional problems that obesity can cause for intimacy, not just the physical troubles such as hormone imbalances or impotence.

"There has not been a lot of research in this area," said Dr. Susan Yanovski, director of obesity research at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Improving your sex life "would be another good reason to lose weight if you're obese."

Stop and ask yourself Dr. Yanovski: Why haven't more people studied this? Could it be, just possibly, that even the dim-witted know that the better you look and feel the more likely you are to get laid?

Ask her. Or him.

Next up: Rich people are less likely to starve to death! Unless you're her again. (And that would be by choice.) Film at 11!