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A new study has proved that obesity can prove to be harmful for your sexual life also.
"I'm exploring the effects of being overweight or obese on sexual relationships, both the frequency of, and intensity of sexual activity," Frances Quirk, a professor at James Cook University said.
The study mentions that the sexual dysfunction can be triggered by numerous reasons.
"Sexual dysfunction is very personal and even within a relationship lots of couples find it very difficult to talk about changes. One partner may say, I think something has changed and I don't know what it is' while the other is thinking they've gone off me'" she said.
"Excessive weight gain may lead one partner to find the other less physically attractive; a change in hormone production and lower energy levels and all these things can have a negative impact on your sex life."
Quirk said people are likely to be attracted to certain body shapes in the opposite sex.
"When men see women with a small waistline and broad hips they are just primed to respond to those shapes, while women are attracted to the triangular shape of a man," she said.
According to the website Science Alert these body types of people provide hints on the hormonal and physiological characteristics which attract their opposite sex.
"With a round body shape all of those cues are hidden so what you're relying on in terms of your own sexual response to someone are subjective feelings," she said.
