Conception Diet
Food Choices Affect Your Ability to Conceive
If you’re struggling to get pregnant then you need to be fully aware of the impact your food choices are having on your body’s ability to conceive and sustain a pregnancy.
Here are just a few important points that may be affecting your ability to conceive right now:
- For every 2% increase in calories from trans-fats, a woman’s risk of infertility increases by 73%
- For every 2% increase in calories from trans-fats instead of omega-6 fatty acids, a woman’s risk of infertility increases by 79%
- For every 2% increase in trans-fats instead of mono-unsaturated fats, a woman’s risk of infertility more than doubles [1, 2]
- High levels of caffeine may delay conception among fertile women [3]
- Women who drink more than 200 mg of caffeine daily (1.5 cups coffee) have a 50% higher risk of miscarriage as women who drink less or none at all [4]
- Alcohol impairs testosterone production and the function of cells that play an important part in sperm maturation [5]
- A 2018 study on the link between drinking soft drinks and reduced fertility revealed that ‘Men who drank at least one soda drink daily had a 33 percent lower probability of successfully conceiving with their partner’. [6]
I can help you and your partner with pre conception healthcare action plans that will increase, not only your health and wellbeing, but also your chances of having a baby [6].
References:
[1] J. E. Chavarro, J. W. Rich-Edwards, B. A. Rosner and W. C. Willett, “Dietary fatty acid intakes and the risk of ovulatory infertility,” 01 2007. [Online]. Available: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/85/1/231.short. [Accessed 15 01 2018].
[2] M. Landau, “Trans Fats May Raise Risk of Infertility,” Harvard Medical School, 09 02 2007. [Online]. Available: https://hms.harvard.edu/news/trans-fats-may-raise-risk-infertility-2-9-07. [Accessed 15 01 2018].
[3] F. Bolumar, J. Olsen, M. Rebagliato and L. Bisanti, “Caffeine Intake and Delayed Conception: A European Multicenter Study on Infertility and Subfecundity,” 15 02 1997. [Online]. Available: https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/145/4/324/69064. [Accessed 15 01 2018].
[4] Z. Weng, R. Odouli and D.-K. Li, “Maternal caffeine consumption during pregnancy and the risk of miscarriage: a prospective cohort study,” 20-21 06 2006. [Online]. Available: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000293780702025X. [Accessed 15 01 2018].
[5] M. A. Emanuele and N. Emanuele, “Alcohol’s Effects on Male Reproduction,” 1998. [Online]. Available: https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh22-3/195.pdf. [Accessed 15 01 2018].
[6] J. E. Chavarro, J. W. Rich-Edwards, B. A. Rosner and W. C. Willett, “Diet and Lifestyle in the Prevention of Ovulatory Disorder Infertility,” 11 2007. [Online]. Available: http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Abstract/2007/11000/Diet_and_Lifestyle_in_the_Prevention_of_Ovulatory.17.aspx. [Accessed 15 01 2018]
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