Eating fruit and vegetables with higher pesticide levels reduces male fertility

摘要

Men who ate fruits and vegetables, such as strawberries, spinach, and peppers, with higher levels of pesticide residues had lower sperm counts and a lower percentage of normal sperm than those who ate produce with lower residue levels, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It is the first study to look at the connection between exposure to pesticide residues from fruits and vegetables and semen quality. The study appeared online March 30, 2015 in the journal Human Reproduction.