Veggie men 'find it harder to conceive'

24 Jul 2008

Men who eat even a modest amount of soya could find they have a lower sperm count, research has found.

A study led by Dr Jorge Chavarro from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston suggests that men who eat half a serving of soya food a day have a lower concentration of sperm count than those who do not.

Among men who naturally had a normal or high sperm count, soya was found to affect their sperm count even more, leading Dr Chavarro to warn they are "more susceptible" to the effects.

Published in the journal Human Reproduction, the study stated: "We found an inverse association between the consumption of soy foods and sperm concentration which was more pronounced at the higher end of the sperm concentration distribution and among overweight or obese men."

Last year, a study by the University of Rochester, found that men whose mothers had eaten more than seven beef meals a week while pregnant had lower sperm count than those whose mums ate less.

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