Many people hope for a healthy and smart baby, but some unhealthy habits and an unreasonable diet can lead to infertility. For couples who have not been able to conceive, take a look at these foods—do you eat them often?
1. Eat less carrots.
If you want to have your own little baby, and if you don't want abnormal menstruation, then don't be like Bugs Bunny, munching on carrots all day. If you also crunch on carrots one by one like Bugs Bunny, you should consider whether you might be causing your golden ovaries to produce less progesterone, leading to amenorrhea (absence of menstruation), irregular menstruation, anovulation, and infertility!
2. High-fat foods
Some high-fat foods are also beneficial to health. A study in mice by experts shows that high-fat foods can damage eggs in the ovaries and prevent them from becoming healthy embryos. This research finding can be used to explain the infertility of obese women.
Eat less protein food. Experiments found that the infertility of the tested mice was mainly caused by a special protein. "This protein determines the ovary's response to fat," the researchers said. "Controlling this protein plays an important role in exploring the causes of food-induced infertility."
3. Vegetarianism
Frequent vegetarianism is also not good for the body. In recent years, the dietary trend of vegetarianism has become increasingly popular. Especially for women with fuller figures, some have even made it a habit, hoping to lose weight. It cannot be denied that vegetarianism does help with weight loss. However, recent medical research on vegetarianism has confirmed that frequent consumption of vegetarian food can affect hormone secretion in the body, and in severe cases, can even lead to infertility.
Women should pay attention to a balanced diet. Among the many studies on how vegetarianism affects female fertility, the conclusion from the Max Planck Institute in Munich, Germany, is the most noteworthy. Professor Karl-Heinz Wiesner at the institute divided the healthy teenage girls participating in the experiment into two groups. One group ate only vegetarian food, with the exception of a small amount of cheese and milk; the other group ate a normal diet.
After the 6-week weight-loss plan, the researchers found that 78% of the women in the vegetarian group stopped ovulating, and almost everyone in the group had a shorter menstrual cycle than normal. However, in the normal diet group, 67% of the women ovulated normally, and there was no significant change in their menstrual cycles.
4. Coffee
Drinking coffee frequently can also be beneficial to health. Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences studied 104 women who wanted to become pregnant and concluded that coffee has a direct impact on conception. Among these women, those who drank more than one cup of coffee a day had only half the chance of getting pregnant as those who did not drink this beverage. Therefore, they suggest that women who plan to become pregnant should drink less coffee.
If you want a healthy baby and a complete family, you should pay attention to these dietary habits. Women must stay away from these foods before trying to conceive. Finally, I hope that all patients with infertility can have a healthy baby.