Fertility Doctors Discover that Junk Food Can Reduce Sperm Count

While the link to junk food and obesity and heart disease is long-established, researchers from Harvard University and the University of Murcia in Spain have recently uncovered a potential link between foods containing trans-fat and infertility in young men.

The study compared men between 18 and 22 with nutritious diets against those who routinely eat junk foods. Men were asked to keep a journal chronicling their eating habits for several months, and then completed a fertility test.

All other factors being equal, the men on the junk food diet had sperm with less vitality than those who ate healthfully, even those who maintained a low weight and exercised regularly. The primary culprit in the unhealthy diet was trans-fat, a type of fat found in many fried foods.