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  • Reproductive health
  • Nutritional science
  • Andrology

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  • Diet significantly influences health and disease risk.
  • Investigating dietary patterns offers a comprehensive approach to understanding diet-disease relationships.
  • Previous research highlights the need to explore how combined food and nutrient intake affects reproductive health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the associations between specific dietary patterns, semen quality, and reproductive hormone levels in men.
  • To identify how Western, Mixed, and Prudent dietary patterns correlate with sperm parameters and testosterone.
  • To assess the impact of dietary patterns on sperm DNA fragmentation.

Main Methods:

  • Factor analysis was used to identify dietary patterns from food frequency questionnaires in 336 men attending an infertility clinic.
  • Participants were categorized into Western, Mixed, or Prudent dietary pattern groups.
  • Semen samples were analyzed for concentration and DNA fragmentation, alongside reproductive hormone levels, with adjustments for confounding factors.

Main Results:

  • A Prudent dietary pattern showed a positive association with higher sperm concentration (p=.05) and testosterone levels (p=.03).
  • Higher adherence to a Prudent diet was linked to a decreased sperm DNA fragmentation index (p=.05).
  • These associations remained significant after adjusting for age, smoking, alcohol consumption, and other relevant factors.

Conclusions:

  • A Prudent dietary pattern is associated with improved semen quality parameters, including sperm concentration and reduced DNA fragmentation.
  • Higher intake of a Prudent diet may positively influence male reproductive hormone levels, specifically testosterone.
  • Further research is warranted to validate these findings across diverse populations and elucidate underlying mechanisms.