Diet Can Modulate Male Fertility: Nut Consumption Causes Changes in Sperm DNA Function – SciTechDaily

Researchers have evaluated for the first time the effect of a short/middle-term consumption of a mixture of tree nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts) on sperm DNA methylation patterns in healthy individuals reporting eating a Western?style diet. Credit: ©URV
Adding nuts to a Western-style diet has an effect on its epigenetics; this research shows, for the first time, that there are regions in the sperm epigenome that respond to the diet, which would explain why diet can modulate male fertility.
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