The effect of nutrition on male fertility: pomegranates improve, trans fats worsen

With regular consumption of pomegranate fruits or pomegranate juice, the state of reproductive function in men significantly improves, and the results will be noticeable immediately. This conclusion was reached by researchers from Firat University (Türkiye).

The study by Turkish scientists involved 300 men who drank pomegranate juice daily for seven weeks. During the experiment, the study authors were able to establish that the subjects’ sperm concentration increased and their speed increased.

According to researchers, this discovery is of great importance for modern science, since today in the world male infertility has become a global problem for humanity. Thus, according to world statistics, about 40% of couples who are unable to conceive children seek medical help, citing reduced reproductive abilities of men as the main reason.

However, scientists from the Russian National Research Center “Healthy Nutrition” in the course of conducting research were able to prove that the presence of large amounts of trans fats in food has a negative impact on male reproductive function, the consumption of more than 0.5 g daily leads to a decrease in the number of sperm by 30%, which in most cases is the cause of male infertility. According to the head of the research group, Professor Oleg Medvedev, products rich in omega-3 acids, especially docosahexaenoic acid, contained in marine fish oil, are primarily beneficial for the male body. Therefore, for men, it is better to replace meat with fish, and also add vegetable oils to the diet. Thus, flaxseed oil has a positive effect on the functioning of the prostate gland, which also has a beneficial effect on sperm quality.