Buried in an article reviewing the myths and facts of obesity and weight-loss in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine is this gem:
“Myth number 7: A bout of sexual activity burns 100 to 300 kcal for each participant.”
There’s no shortage of Web sites extolling the cardiovascular virtues of sex, from undressing to foreplay to intercourse. Suffice it to say that they’re long on pseudo-science and short on data. A random sample:
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Bad news: Sex doesn’t burn that many calories
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