Eating Fruits And Vegetables With High Pesticide Residues Linked To Poor Semen Quality
Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 23:20
in Health & Medicine
Men who ate fruits and vegetables with higher levels of pesticide residues--such as strawberries, spinach, and peppers--had lower sperm count and a lower percentage of normal sperm than those who ate produce with lower residue levels, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It is the first study to look at the connection between exposure to pesticide residues from fruits and vegetables and semen quality. The study will appear online March 30, 2015 in the journal Human Reproduction. read more