Processed meat intake is unfavorably and fish intake favorably associated with semen quality indicators among men attending a fertility clinic.

ABSTRACT: Emerging literature suggests that men's diets may affect spermatogenesis as reflected in semen quality indicators, but literature on the relation between meat intake and semen quality is limited. Our objective was to prospectively examine the relation between meat intake and indicators of semen quality. Men in subfertile couples presenting for evaluation at the Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center were invited to participate in an ongoing study of environmental factors and fertility. A total of 155 men completed a validated food-frequency questionnaire and subsequently provided 338 semen samples over an 18-mo period from 2007-2012. We used linear mixed regression models to examine the relation between meat intake and semen quality indicators (total sperm count, sperm concentrati

SUBMITTER: Afeiche MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4056648 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature