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Whole Foods and Male Fertility
At a recent American Society for Reproductive
Medicine meeting, new research revealed that eating more fruits and
veggies can help men boost their fertility. These new findings indicate
that the more produce a man consumes, the healthier his sperm will
be. In a study group of infertile men, 83 percent of them were
found to be eating less than five servings of fruits and veggies a day.
Overall, the men who ate the fewest fruits and veggies had the lowest
sperm motility.
"We think that sperm quality is affected
by dietary antioxidant intake," said study author Dr. Vivian Lewis, a
professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Rochester
in Rochester, N.Y. "Antioxidants, like those found in fruits and
vegetables, may help prevent damage to sperm that causes them to become
sluggish and lose the ability to fertilize an egg".
In
particular, the antioxidants glutathione and cryptoxanthin, which are
prevalent in brightly colored produce such as leafy greens, tomatoes,
peppers and oranges, were associated with strong, healthy sperm, Lewis
said. She recommended that men hoping to father children eat "a variety
of fruits and vegetables, at least five servings a day."
The
modern day researches continue to confirm what the ancients knew.
Focus on giving your body what it needs - it knows how to do the
rest.
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