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Eating Pesticide-Laden Fruit Found to Cause Infertility http://b4in.org/qIbT

A recent study is showing that pesticide contaminants found in produce is having a negative effect on male fertility. The study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston says that the pesticide left over on some fruits and veggies is lowering sperm counts.

For the study, researchers used the USDA Pesticide Data Program to determine which out of over 30 different types of fruits and vegetables had the most pesticide residue, and then categorized them for test subjects. Produce with higher pesticide exposure included apples, potatoes, spinach, blueberries, strawberries and peppers. Foods with lower levels of pesticides included peas, onions, avocados, beans, and grapefruit.

Researchers examined over 300 different semen samples from males with varying age groups, habits, and diet over a five year period. They found that normal diets with balanced fruit/vegetable intake had no noticeable effect on sperm count, and that eating more helpings of produce with the least amount of pesticide residue could actually help improve fertility.

However when participants ate more servings fruits and vegetables in the high pesticide category, their sperm counts were decreased up to 49%, and the morphology of sperm, or the size, and shape was 32% more abnormal or deformed.

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