ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2022
Intake of ultra-processed foods and asthenozoospermia odds: A hospital-based case-control study.
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- Research progress on active ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of asthenozoospermia.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Review
- The association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and sperm quality parameters: a cross-sectional study.BMC research notes · 2025Article
- Consumption of ultra-processed foods and female infertility: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Blood plasma trimethylamine N-oxide and related metabolites and asthenozoospermia odds: a hospital-based matched case-control study in China.Human reproduction open · 2025Article
- Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Semen Quality in Healthy Young Men Living in Italy.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Ultra-processed food consumption and semen quality parameters in the Led-Fertyl study.Human reproduction open · 2024Article
- Male infertility and the human microbiome.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Review
- Dietary fat and fatty acid consumptions and the odds of asthenozoospermia: a case-control study in China.Human reproduction open · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: The intake of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) has increased rapidly in recent years. Evidence has suggested that UPFs has adverse effects on several health outcomes. This study aimed to first evaluate the association between the intake of UPFs and asthenozoospermia odds. Methods: A hospital-based case-control study including 549 cases and 581 controls was performed in the infertility clinics of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University from June 2020 to December 2020. Dietary intake was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Food items were categorized by the NOVA classification system based on the degree of processing. Semen parameters were analyzed according to the World Health Organization guidelines. Results: The highest tertile of UPFs intake (% of total energy intake) was positively associated with the odds of asthenozoospermia (odds ratio [OR] = 1.53; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.12, 2.10; Conclusion: Higher consumption of UPFs was positively associated with the odds of asthenozoospermia. More studies are needed to confirm our findings.
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