For long, it has been said that carrots are good for sharper
vision but now it has emerged that they are also good for boosting the
quality of your sperm.
Researchers investigating the effect of fruit and vegetables on the health of sperm discovered that carrots had the best result.
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so, a new study on the recipe for super sperm found many yellow and
orange-coloured fruit and vegetables capable of making the sperm
stronger. They had the greatest effect on ‘motility’, a term used to
describe the ability of sperm to swim towards an egg.
The
sperm-boosting qualities can be attributed to pigments called
carotenoids, which give such foods their familiar colour. The body
converts these carotenoids into health-boosting antioxidants.
Antioxidants
help to neutralise free radicals, destructive groups of atoms that are a
by-product of metabolism and can damage cell membranes and DNA.
According
to a report in the journal, Fertility and Saterility, sweet potato and
melon can enhance the quantity
and quality of sperm, but carrots were
found to improve sperm performance by between 6.5 and 8 per cent.
The report said:
"In
a population of healthy young men, carotenoid intake was associated
with higher sperm motility and, in the case of lycopene, better sperm
morphology. Our data suggest that dietary carotenoids may have a
positive impact on semen quality."
A previous study from
Harvard showed that men eating diets containing most saturated fat had
the lowest sperm counts and poorer quality sperm.
However, men who
ate more ‘good’ fats including omega-3 fatty acids found in fish and
some plants had better quality sperm than those eating less.
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