Carrots, Vegetables Most Good For Sperm

Carrot is known both for eye health. But apparently, this vegetable has more benefits, one of which improve male fertility. The researchers conducted an analysis of the effects of fruits and vegetables on the health of the sperm. It turns out that the results show, the carrot was the one who had the most excellent effect.

According to the study, carrots can give the effect of "mortality" is the most powerful of the sperm. Mortality is a term used to indicate the ability of sperm to swim toward the egg. The study, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility involving nearly 200 young men who follow a diet variation of fruit and vegetables. Participants then examine the sperm to determine the effects of diet they are doing.

The researchers found, This oranges food which has the best effect to strengthen sperm. This effect, according to them, is the result of pigments called carotenoids that the body converts into antioxidants. The effect is also influenced by beta-carotene, which is then converted by the body into vitamin A. The antioxidant

Antioxidants are compounds that help neutralize free radicals function, groups of atoms that can easily bind to the cells of the body so as to accelerate old.

According to the study, potato and melon can improve the quality and quantity of sperm. However, carrots can also improve the performance of sperm between 6.5 and 8 percent.

Meanwhile, the red-colored fruits and vegetables, especially tomatoes, lycopene-containing anticancer compounds. This compound is linked to a decrease in the number of sperm defects between 8 and 10 percent.