One study found it doubled testosterone and protected sperm
We all know it: daily intake green leafy vegetables and nuts and frequent consumption legumes, oily fish and eggs they are good for your health.
But maybe not everyone is aware that it is consumed with diet80% organic food brings special benefits to people. Especially promotes productivity.
This is according to a study published in Current Research in Food Science led by the Institute of Translational Pharmacology of the National Research Council CNR.
Proper nutrition increases productivity
The study is the first to reveal its effect on human fertility antioxidant diet. Men have been proven to have an organic diet doubles testosterone levels and protects sperm DNA.
It is associated with benefitseliminating processed meats and packaged foods in favor of the diet low glycemic index foodsdaily consumption whole grains, fermented foods like yogurt or kefirelimination or reduction dairy productsdaily intake leafy vegetables and nuts as well as frequent consumption of legumes, cruciferous vegetables, eggs and oily fish spices such as ginger, turmeric, coriander, rosemary, basil, garlic, onion and parsley.
The study authors followed up from November 2020 to October 2021 50 men aged 35-45normal weight, non-smokers, non-alcoholics, chronic diseases or varicocele diet before conception. diet was continued for 3 months. There is one other group 20 participants were also provided guidelines for reducing carbohydrate intake to 35% of daily caloric intake.
Results: +116% testosterone and less sperm DNA fragmentation
At the end of the organic Mediterranean diet a 116% increase in testosterone levels, which increased from 3.2 nanograms/milliliter to 6.92.
At the same time, men with a decrease in carbohydrates and an increase in antioxidants in their diet with a daily consumption of red fruits and a minimum of fresh vegetables per day a decrease in the percentage of sperm with fragmented DNA which decreased from the initial 44.2% to 23.2%. DNA fragmentation in sperm is one of the main factors of male infertility.
In short, the results of this study highlight the importance of dietary modification with the inclusion of organic foods to increase fertility. According to the World Health Organization, 1 in 6 people in the world will suffer from infertility at some point in their life. E about 17% of the adult population suffers from itwith slight differences by country: estimated 17.8% in those with higher incomes and 16.5 in low and middle income earners.