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With a Mediterranean diet, sperm moves better

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esperma-antiguo Researchers from the University of Murcia and Harvard University (USA) have carried out a study that shows that the Mediterranean diet – characterized by the consumption of abundant fruits, vegetables, legumes and fish – may be related to a higher percentage of motile sperm in men . The results were presented at the last annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine held in Orlando (United States).

The participants were volunteers who were attending university in Rochester (USA) between 2009 and 2010. The two consumption habits that were identified were "prudent" or "Mediterranean" and "western". While the "western" diet was characterized by high consumption of red meat, processed meat, pizza, snacks , sweets, and energy drinks, the "prudent" diet included plenty of fish, fruit, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains.

After ruling out the influence on the results of factors such as smoking, total calorie intake, time of sexual abstinence, body mass index (BMI) and level of physical exercise, the consumption of a "prudent" diet was associated directly with a higher percentage of motile sperm. However, diet does not appear to have an impact on the shape or number of sperm .

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