You’ve heard fish is good for you. Avid fishermen on
the thousands of lakes and rivers across the U.S. enjoy catching fish for
dinner. In the U.S., folks on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts have found
fish to be plentiful, delicious and a good source of protein.
But a new study shows that eating fish is better
than first realized: It seems to be a factor that raises the odds of becoming
pregnant, not only because couples who included fish on the menu had sex more
often, but because they also conceived more quickly compared to people who had
something else for dinner instead.
Scientists conducting the study, which was published
in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, interviewed 501
couples who were actively endeavoring to become parents without involving
medical intervention and followed them for a year or until they became
pregnant, whichever came first.
Each couple kept a journal to record their health
and behavioral habits, including what they ate — particularly their individual
fish consumption — and the frequency of sexual intercourse. The study was
controlled for things like smoking and alcohol intake, physical activity, the
age of each individual, education level and other factors. The New York Times
notes:
“They
found that men who had two or more four-ounce servings of fish a week had a 47
percent shorter time to pregnancy, and women a 60 percent shorter time, than
those who ate one or fewer servings a week.
Partners
who ate fish also had sexual intercourse, on average, 22 percent more frequently,
but the association of eating fish with pregnancy persisted even after
controlling for frequency of lovemaking. By 12 months, 92 percent of couples
who ate fish twice a week or more were pregnant, compared with 79 percent among
those who ate less.”
Article Source: Dr Mercola at Mercola.com
