According to researchers and reported in the UK's Daily Mail, drinking a pint of beer a day doubles a man's odds of becoming a father. The same study showed that if you want to start a family, it could be a good idea to cut down on coffee - as just two cups a day seemed to slash a couple's odds of having a baby. The amount of alcohol consumed by the would-be fathers was relatively moderate, with the biggest drinkers consuming just under three units a day on average. Those who had the most alcohol had a 57 per cent chance that a session of IVF would result in a baby being born. This was twice the 28 per cent success rate of those who drank the least. When the researchers looked at caffeine intake, they found that birth rates plummeted from 52 per cent among those who had very little caffeine to just 19 per cent for those who had the most. The damage was done above 265mg of caffeine a day. A mug of filter coffee contains 140mg.
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