Food for thought.

Ever heard of the Nurses' Health Study II?

In 1989 a group of researchers from Harvard Medical School of Public Health began following a group of 18,555 women, following their diet and lifestyle to establish a connection with fertility. The researchers came up with a "fertility diet" scoring system of 1 to 5, with a higher score meaning less risk of 'infertility associated with ovulatory disorders'. ⁠

What they discovered was that women incorporating five or more specific dietary and lifestyle factors had less risk of experiencing ovulatory infertility. ⁠ ⁠

Here are 5 of the dietary changes:⁠ ⁠

1. ⁠Eat whole grains and whole food carbohydrates and less processed carbs⁠

2. Stay away from trans fats and go for healthier fats⁠

3. Get more of your protein from plants⁠

4. Go for full-fat dairy (if you can eat it) over low-fat⁠

5. Ditch the sugar sweetened drinks⁠ ⁠

Nutrition advice changes all the time as we know but these form a good basis to think about when you're prepping your meals. Want to know more? Check out the book collated as a result of the research - The Fertility Diet by Jorge E. Chavarro, MD, ScD & Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH.

⁠Reference⁠

Harvard School of Public Health. (2007, November 4). Diet And Lifestyle Changes May Help Prevent Infertility From Ovulatory Disorders. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 22, 2022 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071031114319.htm