Diet and Lifestyle changes positively influence ovulatory infertility according to study

Diet and lifestyle changes could prevent infertility
Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007; 110: 1050-8
Evaluating the influence of diet and other lifestyle factors on the risk for ovulatory disorder infertility.
MedWire News: Women who have a healthier diet and are more active are less likely to develop ovulatory disorder infertility (ODI) than other women, say investigators.
The researchers found that a low fat and sugar diet, multivitamin use, low body mass index, and increased physical activity were all associated with a reduced risk for ODI.
Indeed, there was a six-fold difference in ovulatory infertility risk between women who followed five or more low-risk dietary or lifestyle habits and those who adhered to none, note Jorge Chavarro (Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA) and team.
A total of 17,544 women aged between 25 and 42 years were followed-up for 8 years and assigned a "fertility diet" score of one to five points, based on the number of low-risk dietary or lifestyle habits that they adhered to. The higher the score, the lower the ODI risk.
Women who followed a minimum of five lifestyle or optimal dietary patterns had a 54 percent reduced risk for ODI, compared with just a 30 percent risk reduction in women engaging in only one modified lifestyle or dietary behavior.
"These lifestyle practices... are consistent with an overall healthy lifestyle and may also help women become pregnant," the authors conclude.
Posted: 6 November 2007
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