How to make the dietary choices to help your fertility
January often feels like the right time to start fresh – making new commitments to a well-lived life. For people seeking to grow their family, many often wonder, “is there anything I can do with my lifestyle to help make that happen?” Thankfully, many dedicated researchers have committed their careers to understand the impact of nutritional choices on fertility. Patients can take this best information to guide their own lifestyle choices as they continue their fertility journeys. The three dietary patterns associated with the best fertility outcomes have been called the “fertility diet,” “the pro-fertility diet,” and the Mediterranean diet. The “fertility diet” features: More monounsaturated fats, reduced saturated and especially trans fats (Examples of monounsaturated fats include olive, canola, avocado, and sesame oils, as well as nuts and peanuts, while saturated fats often come from animal sources, such as butter and fatty meats) More veget