New study reveals that eating nuts could improve sperm count

The overall health of male sperm is declining worldwide, but a new study from the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology might have found a possible answer: two handfuls of nuts a day. Depending on their results, nuts can improve male fertility. The only catch: the study was funded by the International Council of Nuts and Dried Foods, so you can take it – as you take your cashews – with a grain of salt.

Researchers from the University Rovira I Virgili ages 18 and 25 years. They asked half of them to eat 60 grams of nuts a day, while the other half was ordered not to do so. After 14 weeks, men in the hazelnut group had higher sperm counts and increased motility of spermatozoa. They also noted much lower levels of DNA fragmentation, which means that their sperm are not damaged by daily activities.

"Literature accumulates that healthy lifestyle changes can occur." Of course, nuts are a key part of a healthy Mediterranean diet, "said Albert Salas-Huetos, co-authored the study.

Although it is well documented that omega-3 and vitamin C found in nuts – can improve sperm health, c & # 39; is the first time scientists have declared "a beneficial role for chronic consumption of nuts in sperm quality."