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.
