A diet rich in walnuts can increase sperm count and motility: study

(Photo: AFP Relaxnews / Aleksandar Zoric / Istock.com) [19659006] For men who are considering fatherhood, regularly consuming a diet with 60 g of nuts can dramatically improve the quality, quantity and motility of sperm, the results of a clinical trial have shown.

The findings, presented at the 34th annual ESHRE meeting in Barcelona, ​​showed that a diet rich in nuts can boost the sperm count by as much as 20 percent, sperm vitality by almost five percent, sperm motility six percent and morphology one percent. Reduced levels of fragmentation of sperm DNA – a parameter closely badociated with Iated male infertility.
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"Pollution, smoking and trends towards a Western diet" have led to a decline in the quantity and quality of human sperm, said Albert Salas-Huetos of Universitat Rovira i Virgil in Spain.
The study "supports a beneficial role for chronic consumption of nuts in the quality of sperm" and indicates that it is necessary to further research on the dietary recommendations specific to males. E, selenium and zinc), and folate and other phytochemicals.

When asked if men who hope to conceive a baby should add nuts to their daily diet, Salas-Huetos says, "We can not yet say that" But the evidence accumulates in the literature that healthy lifestyle changes, such as following a healthy diet could help the design – and of course, nuts are a key part of a healthy Mediterranean diet ", For clinical trial, the The team included 119 healthy young men aged 18 to 35 for a 14-week diet either to take their usual western diet without nuts or to supplement it with 60 grams / day of mixing almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts.

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