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Results of a questionnaire distributed to some 6000 male executives (ages 30-65, 32 percent earning under $20,000, 10 percent over $50,000) in connection with their annual physical. The findings, for the most part, could have been predicted. Four-fifths of the husbands did not regularly have extramarital affairs; after 50 most men feel a decline in sexual interest; drinking can increase desire; they like breasts; 4.4 percent are homosexual (a suspiciously low figure, the author suggests). Johnson is concerned with reassuring those who measure themselves by popular accounts of the executive as carefree, secretary-swinging super-stud: such accounts, he contends, are distortions. There are some surprises: only one in eight experiences excessive tension; one in three smokes. Johnson examines other habits -- pill popping and drinking -- both of which are excessive. He recommends a solid diet (but don't get hung up on cholesterol -- other factors are more important in heart disease) and exercise (consistent, not too strenuous -- such as walking). Decidedly banal. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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