High Protein Diet and Fertility
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-- Women on the Atkins diet, or a low-carbohydrate /high-protein diet, may have a lower chance of conceiving than those women who follow a regular diet.
Research has shown that mice which were fed a high-protein diet conceived less frequently.
As well, the mice that did conceive on a high-protein diet, had a higher rate of difficulty with their embryos in the early stages of development.
Source: Joseph Brean, National Post
On the other hand...
High Protein, Low Carb Diets Greatly Improve Fertility
-- A diet rich in proteins appears to have a pronounced positive effect on fertility, according to new research presented today at the Annual Clinical Meeting of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments who consumed high levels of protein and low levels of carbohydrates had better quality eggs and embryos.
Source: High Protein, Low Carb Diets Greatly Improve Fertility
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Category: atkins, conception, Diet, Diet Protein, embryo, pregnancy
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