Like the rest of your body, your reproductive system is susceptible to the adverse effects of malnutrition. Insufficient calorie intake and deficiencies in specific nutrients can lead to impaired fertility, pregnancy-related problems and developmental abnormalities in babies born to malnourished mothers. Eating a well-balanced diet and maintaining a healthy body weight are the best tools at your disposal to prevent nutrition-related problems with your reproductive system.
Simple sugars found in candy, sweets, baked goods, cereal, soda and ice cream, raise your blood sugar levels fast and provide hundreds of calories, which can easily lead to weight gain, which in turn can affect your child’...
HCG is an invasive weight loss method, which can cause many side effects, including a yo-yo effect on your sex drive.
Calcium deficiency is typically caused by an overactive parathyroid gland or a diet without calcium-rich foods. When the parathyroid gland malfunctions and creates too much parathyroid hormone a calcium deficiency and numerous ...
As dietitian Karen Collins documents in "A Cup of Confusion," her Jan. 17, 2007 report on MSNBC, conflicting research studies have caused public uncertainty over whether coffee harms or benefits human health, including reproduc...
You may have heard that there are certain foods you need to eat to help maintain reproductive health -- and that other foods decrease reproductive health. This is true to a point. Some foods promote better health than others; h...
Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin that is essential in many physiological processes. In women, vitamin E plays an important role in the health and maintenance of proper reproductive system function. Deficiencies in vitamin E a...
If you are trying to strengthen your reproductive system, then you must practice good nutrition. Eating right decreases your chance of suffering from reproductive problems, like difficulty conceiving a child. Speak to your doct...
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