Fast food is associated with the decrease quality on men’s sperm, based on new study

News24xx.com - Fast food is always tempting because of its practicality and delicious taste. However, men need to avoid junk food if they don't want their sperm quality to decrease. Research says, ready-to-eat foods such as pizza can reduce sperm count drastically. The quality of semen is damaged due to consuming processed meat, drinks, and sugary snacks.

Harvard researcher TH Chan School of Public Health compared the results of diets between non-vegetarian men and men who limited their intake of protein and dairy products. Researchers included 3 thousand men aged 18-20 years as study participants. The result, men with unhealthy diets are known to have 25.6 million sperm. This number is less than men who are eating healthy foods as their daily diet. While vegetarian men have more sperm counts.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says, the number of sperms is called normal if it is at 39 million or more. Seeing this research, those who are struggling to have offspring should look back on their lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle can increase the chance of pregnancy. Allan Pacey, a professor from the University of Sheffield, argues that a lifestyle clearly influences semen. "This shows the strength of the diet affects testicular function" Pacey said as quoted by Metro.

Low sperm count is caused by the lack of antioxidant content in junk food. Antioxidants are commonly found in nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables. A healthy diet is a diet in which there are more antioxidants. "With pizza, chips, and red meat or other fast food, antioxidant pressure is getting higher and this is not good for sperm" he added.

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