The Effect of Nutrition on Female and Male Fertility
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A myriad of factors can influence fertility (and the lack there of), which can for instance be impaired by environmental elements, including exposure to toxic substances, but also the maternal and paternal age at the time of conception, the parents’ smoking habits and alcohol intake or genetic defects. The present publication will however focus on the role of nutrition in fertility, more specifically how a healthy nutrition can help combat infertility.
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