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Published: March. 14, 2012 at 10:16 PM

BOSTON, March 14 (UPI) -- A diet high in fat was linked to a lower total sperm count and concentration among men, making it harder for them to have children, U.S. researchers said.

Jill Attaman, who was at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor at Harvard Medical School at the time of the research, said the study of 99 men found men who ate more omega-3 polyunsaturated fats -- found in fish and plant oils -- had better formed sperm than men who ate less.

The researchers questioned the men about their diet and analyzed samples of their semen from December 2006 to August 2010, measuring fatty acids in sperm and seminal plasma in one-quarter of the men.

The study participants were divided into three groups according to the amount of fats they consumed. The study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, found the one-third with the highest fat intake had a 43 percent lower total sperm count and 38 percent lower sperm concentration than men in the third with the lowest fat intake.

However, researchers warned this was a small study and the findings need to be replicated by further research.

"In the meantime, if men make changes to their diets so as to reduce the amount of saturated fat they eat and increase their omega-3 intake, then this may not only improve their general health, but could improve their reproductive health too," Attaman said in a statement. "At a global level, adopting these lifestyle modifications may improve general health, as high saturated fat diets are known to be a risk factor for a range of cardiovascular diseases; but, in addition, our research suggests that it could be beneficial for reproductive health worldwide."

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High-fat diet may reduce sperm count

(CBS News) Add a low sperm count to the long list of health problems caused by eating fatty foods. A new study has found that men who eat a high fat diet that's especially heavy in saturated fats may have more than a 40 percent lower sperm count than men who eat healthier.

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For the study, researchers surveyed 99 men about their diet habits and analyzed their sperm samples between December 2006 and August 2010. Based on their survey responses, the researchers put the men into three groups ranked in order of how much fat they consumed, and then looked how diet impacted "total sperm count" and "sperm concentration." Total sperm count refers to the total number of sperm in the ejaculate, while "sperm concentration" is the amount of sperm per milliliter.

What did the researchers find? Men in the group that ate the most fat had a 43 percent lower total sperm count and 38 percent lower sperm concentration than men in the group who ate the least fat. The study is published in the March 13 issue of Human Reproduction.

When the researchers took a closer look at the men's diets, they determined saturated fat intake was the main driving force behind sperm count reduction. Men who at the most saturated fats had a 35 percent lower total sperm count and a 38 percent lower sperm concentration than men who at the least. Meanwhile men who ate the most "good" kinds of fat, called omega-3 fatty acids which are typically found in fatty fish, had nearly 2 percent more sperm then men who ate the least omega-3s.

Diets high in omega-3 fatty acids have been linked to protective benefits to the brain, such as reduced likelihood for Alzheimer's and dementia, CBS This Morning reported. Omega-3's are found in cold water fish such as mackerel, salmon, sardines and tuna, and also in flaxseeds, walnuts and soybeans.

"The magnitude of the association is quite dramatic and provides further support for the health efforts to limit consumption of saturated fat given their relation with other health outcomes such as cardiovascular disease," study author Dr. Jill Attaman, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Dartmouth Medical School, said in a written statement.

The researchers said that 71 percent of the men in their study were overweight or obese, much like 74 percent of men in the U.S. population, which suggests lots of men around the country may not have strong sperm counts. The World Health Organization says a "normal" total sperm count should be at least 39 million, and a normal sperm concentration should be at least 15 million per milliliter.

Commenting on the study, Dr. Joseph Alukal, director of male reproductive health at NYU Langone Medical Center, told HealthDay, "Although this study is limited by the number of patients evaluated...it reminds us that male fertility is delicate and can be easily influenced by the same things that influence our general health."

Heavy use of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol has also been tied to lower sperm counts. Here are other things that reduce sperm counts:

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In addition to sore, swollen breasts and irritability, many women with PMS experience bloating and insatiable cravings. In fact, more than 150 symptoms have been identified, including paranoia, guilt, memory loss, anger, depression and headaches. Fortunately, PMS is a manageable and treatable condition. Here are some dietary and lifestyle changes that may ease the symptoms.

Get calcium

Studies have found that adequate calcium intake, 1,200 to 1,500 mg daily (about three to four servings of high-calcium foods), reduces both physical and psychological symptoms of PMS, such as mood swings, depression and cramps. Choose calcium-rich dairy products, such as skim milk, yogurt or low-fat cheese. Not a dairy lover? Try soymilk, almonds, kale, tofu, canned salmon with bones, broccoli, spinach and canned or dried beans.

Magnesium

"Oral magnesium, 360 mg daily, from the 15th day of the menstrual cycle to the onset of menses, significantly improved premenstrual pain and negative affect," says Dr. Jennifer Milosavljevic,in OB/GYN at Women's Health Services at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Sources of magnesium include nuts, wheat germ, green leafy vegetables and bananas.

Good fat

According to Anne VanBeber, chair of the department of nutritional sciences at Texas Christian University, research shows that having the proper fat in your diet could influence PMS. "Fats that promote production of the 1- and 3-series of prostaglandins help to decrease inflammatory responses, decrease pain and dilate blood vessels." The diet should be rich in omega-3 fatty acids. This can be accomplished by eating walnuts, flax seed and flax oil, cold-water fish and sea vegetables such as kelp.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E, 400 units per day, may be minimally effective for PMS according to a 1987 study published in Reproductive Health. Another recent study by researchers at Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, also appearing in Reproductive Health, hypothesizes that a combination of vitamin E and essential fatty acids decreases PMS symptoms.

Wheat germ and nuts are good sources of vitamin E. Other sources include vegetable oils, such as safflower oil, and whole-grain cereals and breads.

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The latest video in Diet Cokes Serial Designer campaign has been giving viewers the heebie-jeebies.

I dont know if it is Bernadettes (wooden supermodel puppet) heroine addicted visage or Jean Paul Gautiers molester like grin and awkward groping of her that is responsible for sparking horror within its audience.

This video could be damaging to women because it portrays models as being dumb, heavy drinking, and quick to submit. Gaultier leaves viewers feeling uneasy after he is entrusted to dress the female representation but infringes on professional boundaries by stripping the marionette of her robe and stroking her midsection.

Gaultier has just been appointed as the new creative director for Diet Coke Europe. He will be given the challenge of redesigning the bottles and cans.

Maybe I just dont get it because I am not French and do not enjoy bizarre erotic humor.

Here are some comments posted under the YouTube video:

This is absurd. Totally degrading; women are nothing like that (thank God) and it is nothing but a marketing lie to present diet coke and clothes as something that can make a woman more or less feminine. As if some sugar in water and a few stitched up pieces of cloth with a designer label on them can make one anything more than mainstream and impersonal.

This is soo bad. How exactly does it sell Diet Coke? And moreover its kinda creepy. What a dud!

Not funny and much too late

Absolute craaaap..

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Low carb or low fat? That often seems to be the discussion when it comes to losing weight. Now a new study finds that it doesn't matter when it comes to losing belly fat. Losing weight with either diet seems to help reduce your risk of heart problems. Being overweight increases your risk of heart disease, especially if the fat is accumulated in the belly above your waist.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins compared low carb diets to low fat diets, when it came to how much weight people lost and how it affected the function of their blood vessels. They found that the more belly fat people lost, the better their arteries were able to expand , allowing more blood to flow more freely "Our study demonstrated that the amount of improvement in the vessels was directly linked to how much central, or belly fat, the individuals lost, regardless of which diet they were on," says Kerry J. Stewart.Ed.D., a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "This is important since there have been concerns that a low-carb diet, which means eating more fat, may have a harmful effect on cardiovascular health. These results showed no harmful effects from the low-carb diet."

Over six months, people on a low-carb diet lost about ten pounds more, on average, than those on a low-fat diet.

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Prostate cancer is the 4th most common type of cancer worldwidehowever, the incidence of the disease varies geographically.

The United States has one of the highest rates of prostate cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 240,000 men are diagnosed with the disease every year, which translates into more than 2 million prostate cancer survivors currently living in the U.S.

Asian countries, on the other hand, have significantly lower rates of prostate cancer.

The difference in the rates of cancer in the U.S. and Asian countries are due to a number of factors, including screening, genetics and environmental influences.

Epidemiologic studies have tried to isolate the impact of genetics and environment by examining the incidence of prostate cancer between men of Chinese descent living in either China or the U.S.

Interestingly, those living in the U.S. had a ten-fold higher incidence of cancer. Similar studies have found identical trends in Japanese men, which suggests a significant role of environment in the onset of the disease.

Diet is one factor which has been presumed to pay a key role in reducing the disease rate in Asian countries. In particular, it has been hypothesized that the high intake of soy in these countries may be responsible for the lower risk of prostate cancer.

Soy is a unique dietary source of isoflavones, such as genistein and daidzein. These compounds act like the hormone estrogen in humans and have been found to inhibit tumor cell growth.

Genistein, in particular, has been targeted as a potent anti-cancer compound. In cell culture studies, researchers have shown that genistein inhibits prostate cancer cell growth and also induces cellular death. Additionally, studies have demonstrated that genistein enhances the ability of radiation to kill prostate cancer cells.

Similarly, rodents fed a diet high in soy were less likely to develop tumors and those that did develop prostate cancer, tended to have less aggressive disease. Specifically, these findings were attributed to a substantial increase in apoptosis, cell death, and decrease in tumor vessel development.

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March 12, 2012 08:04:14 PM

PANAMA CITY The Mediterranean diet is a heart-healthy diet that incorporates olive oil and even a glass of red wine and can reduce the risk of heart disease, a local dietitian said Monday.

A survey of more than 1.5 million healthy adults showed those utilizing the Mediterranean diet had a reduced risk of cardiovascular mortality, a reduced incident of cancer and cancer mortality, and reduced incidences of Parkinsons and Alzheimers diseases, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The Mediterranean diet has been shown to reduce the incidents of many chronic diseases and it can improve health, said Cindy Shipman, a registered dietitian at Bay Medical Center. The thing that is important to remember is that its not just a diet; its a lifestyle. It promotes meals that are satisfying and healthy.

The key concepts is it is a plant-based diet that uses fish, low fat, dairy and produce with a small amount of meat and sweets.

It is a diet of super foods that make you feel good, and with less meat you can cut shopping costs, Shipman said. It also stresses fruits that are in season.

The Mediterranean diet also emphasizes daily exercise, whole grains, replacing butter with healthy fats such as olive and canola oil, and using herbs and spices instead of salt to flavor foods. The Mediterranean diet was ranked as a top three diet by U.S. News and World Report.

Its not a fad diet; its been around for 200 years, Shipman said. Avoid fad diets. Instead of improving health, it can give people health problems.

The Mediterranean diet encourages eating fish and poultry at least twice a week and eating red meat no more than a few times a month. Another healthy diet Shipman recommends is the DASH diet, which was developed to fight high blood pressure.

The DASH diet is not as well-known, but it can help prevent and control diabetes and is heart-healthy. The diet DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension aims at reducing the amount of sodium consumed. The basic diet includes lots of whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products, and is low in saturated fat and cholesterol.

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NINE-YEAR-OLD James McMullen is enjoying the start of another school year, with a strict new diet helping to combat epileptic seizures.

Mum Lorrie said James had a bad few months last year when he started having a different type of seizure they hadnt seen before.

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At his worst, James was having up to three seizures a day and it culminated in a week-long stay at the Austin Hospital in September as doctors tried to find out what was causing them.

Around the same time, he was diagnosed with a digestive disorder, fructose malabsorption, and going on a strict diet had helped limit seizures, Mrs McMullen said.

She said he had only had about five seizures since then.

James, who is in Grade 4 at Scoresbys St Judes Primary, has complex generalised epilepsy, resulting in a range of different seizures, from a brief stiffening of his muscles to losing all muscle strength and dropping to the ground.

The epilepsy was thought to have been brought on by bleeding on the brain, which he suffered when he was born 12 weeks premature.

He was given only a 3 per cent chance of survival at the time.

He started having seizures at age three and ended up unconscious in hospital twice before he was diagnosed at age four.

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Those who diet, but do not lose weight, should be aware. See what might be causing the failure of the system...The complaint is often recurrent and can often be resolved with an adjustment here or there.

Check out the list of five common mistakes made by those who want to lose weight.

To go on a diet

It seems strange, but true. Today, in the offices of nutritionists and endocrinologists, instead of a diet, the protagonist in the treatment of obesity is the eating plan.

The difference is large and it already begins in the definition of one and the other. Dieting is temporary and transient and an eating plan is forever. So think about losing weight as a long-term and not immediate plan.

Jump to the beginning

You see, in this regard the eating plan does not include thinly sliced bread with butter or cheese biscuits. Begin with a good plate of salad with dark green leaves (like arugula), tomato sauce and a basic and healthy flavoring like olive oil. Before having rice, beans or pasta, help yourself to salad and you will be satisfied earlier.

Going to bed hungry

Not eating properly at night is a mistake. First, because in the morning, upon waking, hunger is still there, having gone for hours on an empty stomach. The chances of over eating for breakfast - and opting for more caloric foods - increase. Secondly, because hunger can affect your sleep, making you sleep poorly, it can turn out to be fattening. This relationship has been proven by researchers at Columbia University in the United States.

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Diet soda can cause health complications, a new study says. (CBS)

CHICAGO (CBS) People often drink diet sodas to be healthier, but new research suggests some potential health dangers.

CBS 2s Roseanne Tellez reports a look at the risk and has some advice on what to do if youre a fan of those drinks.

No doubt, millions of people cant seem to do without their diet soda. But some recent research suggests a link between diet soda and heart disease. That may cause some people to make a different choice the next time theyre thirsty.

The University of Miami/Columbia University study found the risk of heart attack and stroke was 43 percent higher among people who drank diet soda at least once a day.

For people who never or rarely drank diet beverages, the risk was just 22 percent. And, there was no increased risk for regular soda drinkers.

Dr. Annabelle Volgman, director of the Rush Heart Center for Women, believes those findings are cause for concern.

It worries me that we think diet sodas are better than regular sodas. It may be in terms of calorie intake, but it doesnt seem to be protective from heart disease and strokes, she says.

Dr. Volgman cautions that the study wasnt well-conducted because it didnt track soda consumption through the entire 10 years. She also points out that many of the study participants had pre-existing heart disease risk factors including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

But earlier studies have questioned the health effects of diet soda, too. Those have linked the drink to weight gain, metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes.

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