ArticleNutrients2018
Dietary Patterns and Poor Semen Quality Risk in Men: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Effects of Korean Versus Western Diets on Reproductive Function in Young Korean Men: A 12-Week Randomized Parallel Clinical Trial.Journal of lifestyle medicine · 2024Article
- Ultra-processed food consumption and semen quality parameters in the Led-Fertyl study.Human reproduction open · 2024Article
- Pro-Atherogenic and Pro-Oxidant Diets Influence Semen and Blood Traits of Rabbit Bucks.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 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 relationship of sperm DNA integrity with serum vitamin levels (folate and cobalamin) and food consumption in infertile men.Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine · 2023Article
- Association of dietary total antioxidant capacity, alternative healthy eating index, and dietary inflammatory index with semen quality in men seeking infertility treatment.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Are epigenetic mechanisms and nutrition effective in male and female infertility?Journal of nutritional science · 2023Review
- Effects of the low-carb organic Mediterranean diet on testosterone levels and sperm DNA fragmentation.Current research in food science · 2023Article
- Infertility in Men: Advances towards a Comprehensive and Integrative Strategy for Precision Theranostics.Cells · 2022Review
- Effect of Paternal Diet on Spermatogenesis and Offspring Health: Focus on Epigenetics and Interventions with Food Bioactive Compounds.Nutrients · 2022Review
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Abstract
The etiology of diminished sperm quality in about 30% of male infertility cases generally remains unexplained. Some studies have suggested that specific nutritional factors can affect semen quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate an association between dietary patterns (DPs) and the risk of abnormal semen quality parameters in men. This cross-sectional study was carried out in 114 men aged 20⁻55 years from Poland. Semen parameters were assessed via computer-aided semen. Diet was assessed by a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). DPs were derived using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Two DPs were derived: Pro-healthy and Western. After adjusting for potential confounders, the risk of abnormal progressive motility was significantly higher in the middle (OR: 2.89, 95% CI: 1.03⁻8.09) and upper (OR: 7.78, 95% CI: 1.52⁻15.06) tertiles of the Western DP. A trend for increased risk of the abnormal total count, progressive motility, and morphology (
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