male fertility

Although dads role in this whole process may seem a little less significant, that little sperm is of course vital and its health and virility can have an affect on conceiving. Diet is important for sperm volume and quality and due to the high turn over, the food men eat will be used in the cell regeneration and production of new sperm— approx. 90 days. 

There are a few important features that make sperm optimal—mobility, or how fast it moves, morphology, its shape and volume and concentration, so the amount of sperm during ejaculation. 

In terms of what to be eating, a diet very similar to the fertility diet for women— the mediterranean diet or a diet filled with plant sources, whole grains, nuts, seeds, extra virgin olive oils, fruit, vegetables, fish and seafoods.

Food high in antioxidants can have protective qualities on the DNA in sperm and in terms of nutrients, polyunsaturated fats, omega-3’s, vitamin E, C, D3, selenium and very importantly—zinc. 

If you are overweight or obese, following a healthy diet is the best way to get your weigh under control as it can have an affect on sperm mobility and quality. High energy diets and high intake of saturated and trans fat have been know to have a negative affect on male fertility.