Obesity Leads To Decreased Sperm Quality - Pomegranate Juice May Be Solution
Posted: Friday, August 20, 2010
by Dr. Carla Goddard
Can male obesity lead to becoming infertile?
A new report just released has linked obesity in men to a reduced sperm quality. Male sperm was found in obese men to be lower in numbers but also sperm that were unable to swim in the proper direction.
Although the University of Leipzig (Germany) study showed that of the 2,000 men in the study, the obese men had lower sperm counts and less mobile sperm. Further studies need to be done, according to the University; however, the researchers believe that obese men also have imbalanced hormone levels caused by the increased levels of fat. The estrogen level proportionally higher while testerone levels below normal levels.
Drinking Pomegranate juice daily is showing that it may improve the health and mobility of sperm according to a research at Firat University in Turkey. According to the study done with rats, there was a decrease in carbonyl malondialdeyde (MDA) in the sperms. The study states that sperm cells' that have a high concentration of polyunsaturated fats makes them susceptible to damage from MDA. In layman's terms, the rats that drank the pomegranate juice showed increase in sperm cell density, concentration, motility and a longer sperm cell life.
Pomegranate juice has a high concentration of antioxidants and has been touted for its benefits on heart health, cancer prevention and slowing the cartiage loss in arthritis.
Manage Erectile Dysfunction Naturally With Pomegranate Juice
Added benefit of drinking pomegranate juice. In another study recently released in the International Journal of Impotence Research showed that pomegranate juice was a natural alternative to manage erectile dysfunction.
Doctors at UCLA had men with erectile dysfunction drink eight ounces of pomegranate juice every day for thirty days. Fifty percent reported having harder and longer lasting erections. The higher content of antioxidants in pomegranate juice increases the blood flow to the penis by eliminating plaque that can build up in the arteries according to the study.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Watch the sales of pomegranate juice go sky rocketing now, Carla!JenniferLOL Can see it now ... a grocery store rush and stockers wondering what the hubbub is all about.mwah
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