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Maria Oliver Bonet1, Núria Mach

  • 1Àrea de Ciències de la Salut. Institut Internacional de Postgrau de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). Barcelona. nuria.mach@jouy.inra.fr.

Nutricion Hospitalaria
|October 21, 2016
PubMed
Summary

Nutritional factors can influence male fertility by altering epigenetic mechanisms. These dietary-induced epigenetic changes may be passed to offspring, potentially affecting their health and fertility.

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Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Biology
  • Epigenetics
  • Nutritional Science

Background:

  • Infertility affects 15% of reproductive-aged couples globally.
  • Male factors contribute to approximately 50% of infertility cases.
  • Infertility is increasingly viewed as a multifactorial condition involving genetic, epigenetic, and physiological interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review epigenetic mechanisms modulated by nutrition.
  • To explore the link between nutrition, male infertility, and transgenerational inheritance.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive literature search of major scientific databases (NCBI, Elsevier, Scielo, Scirus, Science Direct).

Main Results:

  • Nutritional status significantly impacts male fertility.
  • Dietary components can modify epigenetic profiles.
  • Epigenetic modifications related to diet can affect fertility and be transmitted across generations.

Conclusions:

  • Diet plays a crucial role in male reproductive health through epigenetic regulation.
  • Nutritional interventions may offer a strategy to address male infertility.
  • Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance via nutrition poses potential health risks for offspring, including fertility issues.
Keywords:
Infertilidad masculina. Epigenética. Nutrición.

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