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A recent study shows that sex improves most when people limit alcohol consumption.

Americans of all ages are drinking less, and having less sex.

By limiting alcohol, Americans' sexual satisfaction may be improving—even as they have less partner sex.

Many studies have correlated satisfying sex with a healthy lifestyle:

Eating at least five daily servings of fruits and vegetables

Limiting meats to a few servings a week

Engaging in moderate exercise (walking, dancing, swimming, gardening, biking) for at least 30 minutes a day

Maintaining recommended weight

Sleeping seven to eight hours a night

Limiting alcohol to two drinks per day

Researchers agree that all these recommendations are important. But if you focus on just one lifestyle change, which contributes the most to great sex? A recent Finnish study teased out the answer: limiting alcohol.

The researchers tracked lifestyle and sexual satisfaction for nine years using data from an ongoing study of the........

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