Carrots Will Increase Sperm Motility - A Study

Carrots improve sperm motility!

A recent study at Harvard University’s School of Public Health has mentioned that eating yellow or orange vegetables are good for increasing the sperm motility or its ability to swim towards the egg.

The increasing dropdown in the motility rates of sperms has been a concern and this study aims at providing a natural solution to the problem.

According to researchers at Harvard University’s School of Public Health, eating red vegetables may increase the production of healthy sperm, the New York Daily News reported.

Carrots in particular were singled out for their sperm-boosting properties. These orange veggies, along with lettuce and spinach, are high in beta-carotene.

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Researchers found that this antioxidant improves sperm motility, or its ability to swim toward an egg, by 6.5 percent to 8 percent.

Lutein, a carotenoid or antioxidant also found in spinach and lettuce, had a similar effect on sperm motility, researchers said.

The participants with diets rich in lycopene, the chemical that gives tomatoes their red color, had lower levels of abnormally shaped sperm.

The study is published in the journal Fertility and Sterility.

Source: DNA India
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- Unknown Updated at: Tuesday, November 05, 2013