Does being a vegetarian effect your fertility at all?!
Does being a vegetarian effect your fertility at all?
also, does it effect your skin/body? if so, how and in what ways?
Answers:
Actually, according to one article it decreases harmful chemicals and increases fertility. Also I've attached some health tips on being a vegetarian. There have also been some studies that show that certain people are less able to be vegetarians than others, due to their ability to absorb iron, so if that's the case you might have to take folic acid to help iron absorption. I've also included a website on all the different ways you can get your vitamins. There are people out there that say that a vegetarian diet improves one's complexion...I haven't found scientific evidence to back that one up though.
Source(s):
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0...
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/healthnut...
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/healthnut...
only if you're eating a lot of soy instead of meats ... or tofu ... they both affect your fertility. Tofu mostly affects men, and soy mostly affects women.
Beef will damage your son's sperm count!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/649697...
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The modern diet increases the levels of natural estrogen in women. Fiber in the diet today is lower than it was 50 years ago. Natural estrogens excreted in the bile are more readily reabsorbed into the bloodstream when the lower intestine contains little dietary fiber. Thus, a fetus today may be exposed to higher levels of the mother’s own natural estrogens, compared to a fetus 50 years ago. (Fiber is found in all whole grains, vegetables and fruits; and is absent in all meats, dairy products, and eggs.)
Another source of increased estrogens in women today is the many synthetic organic chemicals and heavy metals that have been released into the environment in massive quantities since world war II. Some of these compounds, such as PCBs and dioxins, concentrate in ever higher levels on higher rungs of the food chains. Vegetarians, and even more notably vegans, thus enjoy some degree of protection.
A study published in The Lancet in 1994 found that organic farmers had much higher sperm counts than farmers using chemicals.
Yes, it does affect fertility, in good ways.
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/preconc...
http://www.lamasbeauty.com/lifestyle/jan...
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0...
That would really depend on the foods you're eating while leaving meat out of your diet.
If you eat nothing but fried or processed foods, side salads with fatty dressings, candy and soda, then it would have a negative impact. If you eat a wide variety of healthy, whole grains, legumes, vegetables and fruits then I'd think it would have a positive impact.
The same would apply if you included meat in your diet though.
Since I became a vegetarian, I became a sex bomb, less tired, more energy.