Obesity tied to poorer sperm quality

Adding to evidence that obesity may affect a man's sperm quality, a new study finds that obese men tend to have less-mobile sperm than their thinner counterparts.





The study found that obese men tend to have poorer quality sperm than leaner men do -- including lower sperm counts and fewer progressively motile sperm, which refers to sperm that swim forward in a straight line rather than moving about aimlessly.





Experts fear that a steady increase in weight with the modern food culture will also result in decreasing fertility among men.

"Because the incidence of obesity is growing," they write, "it is expected that the number of obese men with reduced fertility will increase as well."





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