Facing Infertility Issues? Eat Walnuts for Sperm Health, says Study

The growing problem of infertility is a concerning one. Recently, the National Institutes of Health revealed that 15% of couples trying to conceive could not get pregnant in the first year. One in six couples are infertile and 40% of the time, this is partly or wholly due to a fertility problem with the men. Both men and women are affected, with men reporting lower sperm counts and less concentration. But, rather than expensive medications and treatments, one recent study suggests walnuts could provide some help.

As reported by the BBC, the study was conducted by researchers with the UCLA Centre for Human Nutrition. It involved 117 men between the ages of 21 and 35, half of which ate 2.6 ounces of whole, shelled walnuts on a daily basis, and half of which did not. The study participants ate a standard Western diet and their sperm health was measured at different intervals.

Those who didn’t eat walnuts experienced no change. But, those who were eating the tree nuts saw both an increase in sperm count, plus, the sperm improved in areas such as “concentration, vitality, movement, shape, and chromosome abnormalities”. >