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Not even close to true. Usually what's cited in 'defense' of this idea is a single-page CIA report from the mid-80s that borked its own statistical source and even then, for that matter, suggested that Soviet citizens ate less, but had a healthier diet due to less sugar and fats available.
Counter, women in the Soviet Union reported better sex than their American counterparts.