Diet and Infertility

The Diet News You Need To Know
Eating just 4 grams of trans fat a day--the amount you might find in a half of a medium serving of french fries or one Krispy Kreme glazed donut--can more than double your risk of infertility, according to a new study. "Trans fats increase insulin resistance, which has been show to negatively affect ovulation in some otherwise healthy woman, says study author Jorge Chavarro, M.D., a researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health. To reduce your intake of these artery clogging fats, look beyond the nutrition label. "A product can claim it has zero trans fats if it has anything less than half a gram," he say. To make sure a snack is really trans-fat free, double check that the ingredients list is clear of anything "partially hydrogenated" or "hydrogenated".