Everyone knows saturated fat is bad in high amounts -- it might even kill you. <\/p>\n
Anewstudy suggeststhat fat may also damage semen quality among men. <\/p>\n
A preliminary study published online in the medical journal Human Reproduction, suggests that men who intake higher amounts of omega-3 polyunsaturated fats, like the ones found in fish and plant oils, have better-formed sperm than those who don't. <\/p>\n
A research team, led by Dr. Jill Attaman conducted the study, a small trialinvolving99 men in the U.S. over the course of four years. <\/p>\n
Attamanwas a clinical and research fellow in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor in obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School during the study. <\/p>\n
The men were asked about their diets andthen separated into three groups according to the amount of fat they consumed. <\/p>\n
Those in the highest-fat-consumption had a 43 percent lower total sperm count and 38 percent lower concentration of sperm than the men in the group who ate the least amount of fat. <\/p>\n
Attaman suggests that the benefits of lowering the amount of fat in a man's diet extend beyond heart health. <\/p>\n
A lower-fat diet \"may not only improve their general health, but could improve their reproductive health too,\" she said in a statement. <\/p>\n
One fertility specialist cautioned against relying on the findings of a study that relies on the past history of participants to diagnose their current condition. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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