Poor diet has grown to be a massive public concern in Britain, US and many well-developed countries.  And its health consequences way beyond keeping us fat. In fact, even those who have normal weight but engage in a high-fat diet, could be at risk. 

 

Three new studies to be presented American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference in Baltimore today suggest that high-fat food damages ovaries, produces poor quality embryos and reduce sperm counts.

 

According to Dr Edgar Mocanu, consultant gynaecologist at Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, poor diet is one of the major reasons why couples struggle to have children today than in the past.

 

The problem is very common in men, they note. With average sperm counts dropping in wealthy countries over the last three decades.

 

The decline has been so profound that the World Health Organisation was forced to drop threshold of what it considered to be ‘male infertility’ from 20 million sperm cells per millilitre to 15 million.

 

The findings suggest that people should just concentrate on female fertility, as it can also be an issue among men.

 

 ‘Diet plays a large role and this is true for men and for women.’ Dr Mocanu said.

 

The first study, held by a team of researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, found that fertilisation rates were lowest in couples where men had diets highest in trans fats. It revealed that men with the lowest trans fat intake had 83 per cent chance of getting their partner pregnant, compared with 47 per cent for those with the highest.

 

The second study, carried out by the universities of North and South Carolina, concluded that women who ate more fried food had low levels of viable embryos and fertilisation rates.

 

Meanwhile, the third study by the University of Colorado in Denver, found that mice fed a high-fat diet had damaged ovaries and poor fertility rates, even if they were not overweight.

 

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