could your diet affects your fertility?

High-protein diets are all the rage, but they may not be healthy.

High-protein diets are all the rage, but new evidence indicates they may make it more difficult to conceive.


Research from the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine in Englewood found that when mice were fed diets containing 25% protein, only 65% of their embryos developed into fetuses, compared to 85% of the embryos from mice on normal diets (14% protein). What's more, just 35% of the high-protein mice's fetuses had normal gene development, compared to 85% in the control group. According to researchers, the elevated ammonia levels that result from high-protein meals cause abnormal embryo development. The American College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians discourages pregnancy dieting and urges women to eat a well-balanced regimen of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals.


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