Sperm quality may be affected by your diet. Men who eat lots of meat and dairy have poorer sperm than men who eat more vegetables and fruits.
Researchers studied 61 Spanish men. The 30 men who had ate more processed meats and high fat dairies had lower sperm counts than the other people with normal sperm counts. Men with better quality sperm consumed more vegetables, fruits, and skim-milk. Researchers believe that a well-balanced diet is vital to fertility.
The antioxidants found in vegetables and fruits are thought to protect sperm from damage. Another theory is that meat and fatty foods contain xenobiotics, steroids and other chemicals that have estrogenic effects. Examples of these are pesticides and PCBs. These chemicals can contaminate the water supply the livestock drink and thus enter the meat. Animals and poultry are also given hormones and antibiotics when grown.
SOURCE: Fertility and Sterility, March 2009.
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