For men and women of childbearing age, having a healthy and lively baby is the most important thing. However, this is not a trivial matter. In recent years, the quality of male semen has generally declined globally. The reasons for this are inevitably caused by various social and environmental factors, but the influence of dietary habits cannot be ignored. Many male friends unknowingly eat a lot of spermicidal foods, which affects the quality of their sperm. Now, let me tell you what spermicidal foods are!
1. Fried chicken
Men who love to eat barbecue in summer should pay attention. Experts point out that barbecued and fried starchy foods contain the carcinogen poison acrylamide, which can cause oligospermia and weak sperm in men. In addition, heavy metal cadmium and pesticide residues are toxic to sperm.
Studies have found that patients with oligoasthenozoospermia have fewer sperm and reduced motility, which is related to the lack of zinc, a trace element. Therefore, eating more zinc-rich foods such as oysters, dried shrimps, animal liver, seaweed, sesame seeds, peanuts, beans, etc. can ensure sufficient "energy".
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is an important method for the treatment of urinary tract stones. However, foreign scientists conducted semen analysis on patients who received this therapy and found that sperm motility and density decreased, so they should be vigilant about iatrogenic losses.
In terms of disease, varicocele can affect testicular production, so these patients should be diagnosed and treated early.
2. Beer
If you already have kidney disease and drink a lot of beer without restriction, uric acid accumulation will lead to renal tubule obstruction and kidney failure.
If a kidney problem is found during a blood test, the kidney function may have been severely damaged at this time. Instead of waiting for a blood test to understand the kidneys, it is better to conduct regular urine tests, because urine tests are the easiest and fastest way to understand the kidneys. method.
3. Coffee
The reason why coffee has a refreshing effect is because the caffeine it contains stimulates people's sympathetic nerves. The sympathetic nerve controls all activities during the day. When it is stimulated, people will be energetic and energetic. The parasympathetic nerve is responsible for people's nighttime physiology, erection and other sex-related activities, and it has an external-to-internal relationship with the sympathetic nerve. When the sympathetic nerve activity is frequent, the relatively weak parasympathetic nerve will be suppressed, and the clinical manifestation is a decrease in sexual desire.
For people who usually have high emotional ups and downs and whose sympathetic nerves are easily excited, it is best not to drink coffee before having sex.Beverages containing caffeine can suppress parasympathetic nerves and reduce sexual desire.
IV. Tofu
Men who like to eat tofu and other soy products should be careful. According to recent reports from multiple U.S. media, a latest study from the Harvard School of Public Health has once again made it clear that consuming soy products every day will significantly decrease a man’s sperm count.
The study was conducted by Dr. George Chavarro of the Harvard School of Public Health. Researchers followed 99 men from 2000 to 2006. The results of the study are surprising: Men who eat soy products every day have only 41 million sperm per milliliter of semen, which is significantly lower than men who eat less soy products. It is understood that if the number of sperm per milliliter of semen is less than 20 million, the sperm concentration is too low and it is easy to be infertile. Furthermore, this link was stronger in obese men.
Chavarro believes that soy products have adverse effects on the male reproductive system, especially sperm production. Soybeans and their products are rich in isoflavone phytoestrogens. If taken in too much, it will naturally affect the levels of male hormones in men, leading to a series of adverse consequences.
Some andrologists in my country have also suggested that eating too many soy products will affect male sperm count. Pan Lianjun, an andrologist at Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, has been paying attention to this issue in the past five years. He also found that men who often eat soy products are 3.46 times more likely to develop erectile dysfunction than those who do not eat them regularly.
Eating soy products in moderation is the best way to avoid health risks for men. The so-called "moderate amount" refers to eating less than 3 times a week, about 100 grams each time.
5. Milk tea
Currently, most of the pearl milk teas on the market are made with creamer, pigments, flavors, tapioca flour (referring to the pearls in milk tea) and tap water. The main component of creamer is hydrogenated vegetable oil, which is a trans fatty acid. Trans fatty acids will reduce the secretion of male hormones, negatively affect sperm activity, and interrupt the reaction process of sperm in the body.
Friendly reminder: In fact, in the foods we often eat, such as cookies, crackers, pastries, chocolate, salad dressing, French fries, donuts, cream cakes, large pancakes, potato chips, fried dry noodles, etc. Contains varying amounts of trans fatty acids.
6. Pork loin
Many people like to eat animal offal, especially when eating barbecue, "kidney" has become the favorite of many men. Taiwanese doctors recently warned: Eat offal to replenish your body, but beware of the heavy metal "cadmium" which can damage sperm and infertility.
Liver, internal organs, pig testicles, people who want to "eat whatever they want to replenish themselves" should be careful, because eating too much will not only fail to replenish the body, but may also lead to infertility. According to the latest research from Chang Gung Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, it was found that the livers and kidneys of pigs, cows, and sheep contain varying amounts of the heavy metal cadmium. When people take supplements and take cadmium into their stomachs, it is likely to cause infertility. , if coupled with the fact that they are smokers, the chance of infertility is as high as 60%.
These foods that are considered "sperm-enhancing" contain high amounts of cadmium, which will not only reduce the number of sperm, but also affect the implantation of fertilized eggs. It may be due to cadmium's damage to chromosomes that it is difficult for fertilized eggs to implant. Affects conception.