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PICTURES: Top 10 Sex-Boosting Foods

By David W Freeman

August 11, 2010 / 2:51 PM EDT / CBS News

Will watermelon get the juices going? (istockphoto) iStockPhoto

(CBS) What's the best way to enhance the sexual experience? Mood lighting? Satin sheets?

Aphrodisiacs, anyone?

Many of the same foods that are good for you for other reasons can also effective at revving up the sex drive in both men and women. So says Dr. Nicholas Perricone, author of the forthcoming book "Forever Young."

From salmon and dark chocolate to garlic and pumpkin seeds, he writes that these sex-boosting foods also "promote the loss of unwanted body fat, which will help make you feel more attractive - which always is a boost when it comes to the libido."

Better looks, better sex? Ooh la la.

See all 10 sex-boosting foods.