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"Denver, CO- Research presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine shows the effect of dietary fat on sperm
quality.
Researchers at Harvard have found a relationship between fat consumption and semen quality: the more fat you consume, the lower your sperm concentration. This holds true for consumption of both saturated fats and monounsaturated
fats.
For the study, 91 men attending the Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center had manual and computer-aided semen analyses and completed a food frequency questionnaire assessing their intake of fats and fatty acids. A subgroup of the men also had the fatty acid levels in their sperm and seminal plasma measured.
Men who had the highest third intake of saturated fat had 41% fewer sperm than men in the lowest third. Men with the highest third intake of monounsaturated fat had 46% fewer sperm than men in the lowest
third.
Polyunsaturated fat intake had more beneficent effects. The men who had a higher intake of omega-6 polyunsaturated fats had greater sperm motility and a higher intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fats was related to better sperm
morphology.
Nancy Brackett, PhD, President of the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology advised, “Men who are planning to father children should be encouraged to achieve and maintain a healthy weight and to consider their diets. What you eat affects your whole body, including your sperm
cells.”
J.A. Attaman
O-168 Dietary Fats and Semen Quality Among Men Attending a Fertility Clinic
Source
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
(MDN)
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