ArticleEpidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)2018
Intake of Sugar-sweetened Beverages and Fecundability in a North American Preconception Cohort.
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- Paternal preconception modifiable risk factors for adverse pregnancy and offspring outcomes: a review of contemporary evidence from observational studies.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Male cellular telephone exposure, fecundability, and semen quality: results from two preconception cohort studies.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2021Pooled it
- Preconception caffeine metabolites, caffeinated beverage intake, and fecundability.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Trial
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- Association between healthy beverage index and odds of diminished ovarian reserve in a case-control study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Sweet Drinks, Sour Consequences: The Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages on Sperm Health, a Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
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- A preconception cohort study of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and semen quality.Andrology · 2024Article
- Associations of periconception dietary glycemic index and load with fertility in women and men: a study among couples in the general population.BMC medicine · 2024Article
- Dietary Glycemic Index and Load and Semen Quality: A Cross-Sectional and Prospective Analysis within the FERTINUTS Trial.The world journal of men's health · 2024Article
- Healthy eating index and risk of diminished ovarian reserve: a case-control study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Common Beverage Consumption and Benign Gynecological Conditions.Beverages (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Assessing the influence of preconception diet on male fertility: a systematic scoping review.Human reproduction update · 2024Article
- Preconception sleep duration, non-daytime work schedules, and incidence of spontaneous abortion: a prospective cohort study.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- How Food Choices Impact on Male Fertility.Current nutrition reports · 2023Review
- Assessing the influence of preconception diet on female fertility: a systematic scoping review of observational studies.Human reproduction update · 2023Article
- Association of male fatty acid intake with fecundability among couples planning pregnancy.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- The effect of dietary habits on oocyte/sperm quality.Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2023Article
- The Influence of Metabolic Factors and Diet on Fertility.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Development of a nutrition screening tool to identify need for dietetic intervention in female infertility.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundDietary factors, including sugar-sweetened beverages, may have adverse effects on fertility. Sugar-sweetened beverages were associated with poor semen quality in cross-sectional studies, and female soda intake has been associated with lower fecundability in some studies.
methodsWe evaluated the association of female and male sugar-sweetened beverage intake with fecundability among 3,828 women planning pregnancy and 1,045 of their male partners in a North American prospective cohort study. We followed participants until pregnancy or for up to 12 menstrual cycles. Eligible women were aged 21-45 (male partners ≥21), attempting conception for ≤6 cycles, and not using fertility treatments. Participants completed a comprehensive baseline questionnaire, including questions on sugar-sweetened beverage consumption during the previous 4 weeks. We estimated time-to-pregnancy from follow-up questionnaires completed every 2 months by the female partner. We calculated adjusted fecundability ratios (FR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) according to intake of sugar- sweetened beverages using proportional probabilities regression.
resultsBoth female and male intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages were associated with reduced fecundability (FR = 0.81; 95% CI = 0.70, 0.94 and 0.78; 95% CI = 0.63, 0.95 for ≥7 sugar-sweetened beverages per week compared with none, for females and males, respectively). Fecundability was further reduced among those who drank ≥7 servings per week of sugar-sweetened sodas (FR = 0.75, 95% CI = 0.59, 0.95 for females and 0.67, 95% CI = 0.51, 0.89 for males).
conclusionsSugar-sweetened beverages, particularly sodas and energy drinks, were associated with lower fecundability, but diet soda and fruit juice had little association.
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