The Association between Dietary Patterns and Semen Quality in a General Asian Population of 7282 Males

Chin-Yu Liu, Yu-Ching Chou, Jane C -J Chao, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Tai-Lung Cha and Chih-Wei Tsao

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 7, 1-12

Abstract: Objective: To explore the associations between different dietary patterns and semen quality in a general Asian male population. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Healthy Taiwanese men aged 18 years or older who participated in a standard medical screening program from 2008-2013 run by a private firm were included in this study. Semen parameters including sperm concentration (SC), total sperm motility (TSM), progressive motility (PRM) and normal sperm morphology (NSM) were recorded. A dietary questionnaire was used to categorize the participants into 5 groups: “Healthy diet”, “Western diet”, “High-carbohydrate diet”, “High sweet snacks & sugar-sweetened drinks” and “High-sodium diet”. Results: A total of 7282 men completed the questionnaire regarding dietary pattern, and examination of anthropometric indexes was performed and laboratory data were obtained. A high intake of a “Western diet” resulted in statistically linear declines of SC and NSM (P

Date: 2015
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