Walnuts improve semen quality in men consuming a western-style diet: Randomized control dietary intervention trial

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Robbins, Wendie A ^a   Xun, Lin ^b   FitzGerald, Leah Z ^b   Esguerra, Samantha ^b   Henning, Susanne M ^c   Carpenter, Catherine L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Randomized dietary intervention; Semen quality; Sperm aneuploidy

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FOLIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPERM; SPERM ANEUPLOIDY; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALNUT; WESTERN STYLE DIET;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANEUPLOIDY; DIET; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; JUGLANS; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WESTERN WORLD; YOUNG ADULT;

JUGLANS;

EID: 84869415440     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.101634     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Rickard IJ, Holopainen J, Helama S, Helle S, Russell AF, Lummaa V. Food availability at birth limited reproductive success in historical humans. Ecology 2010; 91:3515-3525.
2. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Nutrition During Pregnancy: Frequently Asked Questions. World Wide Web (URL: http://www.acog.org/Search.aspx?Keyword=nutrition/). (September 20, 2012).
3. Robker RL, Wu LL, Yang X. Inflammatory pathways linking obesity and ovarian dysfunction. J Reprod Immunol 2011; 88:142-148.
4. Barger MK. Maternal nutrition and perinatal outcomes. J Midwifery Womens Health 2010; 55:502-511.
5. US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Information Center. Nutrition During Pregnancy Resource List September 2010. World Wide Web (URL: http:// www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/bibs/topics/pregnancy/pregcon. pdf/. (September 20, 2012).
6. Cetin I, Berti1 C, Calabrese S. Role of micronutrients in the periconceptional period. Hum Reprod Update 2010; 16:80-95.
7. Ward EM. Expect the Best: Your Guide To Healthy Eating Before, During and After Pregnancy. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc; 2009.
8. Moslemi MK, Tavanbakhsh S. Selenium-vitamin E supplementation in infertile men: effects on semen parameters and pregnancy rate. Int J Gen Med 2011; 23:99-104.
9. Camejo MI, Abdala L, Vivas-Acevedo G, Lozano-Hernandez R, Angeli-Greaves M, Greaves ED. Selenium, copper and zinc in seminal plasma of men with varicocele, relationship with seminal parameters. Biol Trace Elem Res 2011; 143:1247-1254.
10. Beckett GJ, Arthur JR. Selenium and endocrine systems. J Endocrinol 2005; 184:455-465.
11. Ross C, Morriss A, Khairy M, Khalaf Y, Braude P, Coomarasamy A, El- Toukhy T. A systematic review of the effect of oral antioxidants on male infertility. Reprod Biomed Online 2010; 20:711-723.
12. Colagar AH, Marzony ET, Chaichi MJ. Zinc levels in seminal plasma are associated with sperm quality in fertile and infertile men. Nutr Res 2009;29:82-88.
13. Young SS, Eskanazi B, Marchette FM, Block G, Wyrobek AJ. The association of folate, zinc and antioxidant intake with sperm aneuploidy in healthy non-smoking men. Hum Reprod 2008; 23:1014-1022.
14. Rolf C, Cooper TG, Yeung CH, Nieschlag E. Antioxidant treatment of patients with asthenozoospermia or moderate oligoasthenozoospermia with high-dos vitamin C and vitamin E: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Hum Reprod 1999; 14:1028-1033.
15. Fraga GG, Motchnik PA, Shigenega MK. Ascorbic acid protects against endogenous oxidative DNA damage in human sperm. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991; 88:11003-11006.
16. Wathes DC, Abayasekara DRE, Aitken RJ. Polyunsaturated fatty acids in male and female reproduction. Biol Reprod 2007; 7:190-201.
17. Lenzi A, Gandini L, Lombardo F, Picardo M, Maresca V, Panfili E, Tramer F, Boitani C, Dondero F. Polyunsaturated fatty acids of germ cell membranes, glutathione and glutathione-dependent enzyme-PHGPx: from basic to clinic. Contraception 2002; 65:301-304.
18. Lenzi A, Picardo M, Gandini L, Dondero F. Lipids of sperm plasma membrane: from polyunsaturated fatty acid considered as markers of sperm function to possible scavenger therapy. Hum Reprod Update 1996;2:246-256.
19. Attaman JA, Toth TL, Furtado J, Campos H, Hauser R, Chavarro JE. Dietary fat and semen quality among men attending a fertility clinic. Hum Reprod 2012; 27:1466-1474.
20. Oborna I, Wojewodka G, De Sanctis JB, Fingerova H, Svobodova M, Brezinova J, Hajduch M, Novotny J, Radova L, Radzioch D. Increased lipid peroxidation and abnormal fatty acid profiles in seminal and blood plasma of normozoospermic males from infertile couples. Hum Reprod 2010; 25:308-316.
21. Safarinejad MR, Hosseini SY, Dadkhah F, Asgari MA. Relationship of mega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids with semen characteristics, and antioxidant status of seminal plasma: a comparison between fertile and infertile men. Clin Nutr 2010; 29:100-105.
22. Khosrowbeygi A, Zarghami N. Fatty acid composition of human spermatozoa and seminal plasma levels of oxidative stress biomarkers in subfertile males. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2007; 77:117-211.
23. Aksoy Y, Aksoy H, Altinkaynak K, Aydin HR, Ozkan A. Sperm fatty acid composition in subfertile men. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2006; 75:75-79.
24. Tavilani H, Doosti M, Abdi K, Vaisiraygani A, Joshaghani H. Decreased polyunsaturated and increased saturated fatty acid concentration in spermatozoa from asthenozoospermic males as compared with normozoospermic males. Andrologia 2006; 38:173-178.
25. Calamera J, Buffone M, Ollero M, Alvarez J, Doncei GF. Superoxide dismutase content and fatty acid composition in subsets of human spermatozoa from normozoospermic, and asthenozoospermic, and polyzoospermic semen samples. Mol Reprod Dev 2003; 66:422-430.
26. Gulaya NM, Margitich VM, Govseeva NM, Klimashevsky VM, Gorpynchenko II, Boyko MI. Phospholipid composition of human sperm and seminal plasma in relation to sperm fertility. Arch Androl 2001; 46:169-175.
27. Conquer JA, Martin JB, Tummon I, Watson L, Tekpetey F. Fatty acid analysis of blood serum, seminal plasma, and spermatozoa of normozoospermic vs. asthenozoospermic males. Lipids 1999; 34:793-799.
28. Zalata AA, Christophe AB, Depuydt CE, Schoonjans F, Comhaire FH. The fatty acid composition of phospholipids of spermatozoa from infertile patients. Mol Hum Reprod 1998; 4:111-118.
29. Muskiet FAJ. Fat detection: taste, texture, and post ingestive effects. In: Montmayeur JP, le Coutre J (eds.), Pathophysiology and Evolutionary Aspects of Dietary Fats and Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Across the Life Cycle. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2010.
30. World Health Organization. Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen, 5th ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 2010.
31. Treyzon L, Chen S, Hong K, Yan E, Carpenter CL, Thames G, Bowerman S, Wang HJ, Elashoff R, Li Z. A controlled trial of protein enrichment of meal replacements for weight reduction with retention of lean body mass. Nutr J 2008; 27:23.
32. Moher D, Schulz KF, Altman DG. The CONSORT statement: revised recommendations for improving the quality of reports of parallel-group randomised trials. Lancet 2001; 357:1191-1194.
33. National Cancer Institute. NCI Diet History Questionnaire, version 1.0. NCI Applied Research Program; 2007.
34. National Cancer Institute. Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods: Automated Self-administered 24-hour Recall. World Wide Web (URL: http://riskfactor.cancer.gov/tools/instruments/asa24.html/). (September 20,2012).
35. Ainsworth BE, Haskell WL, Whitt MC, Irwin ML, Swartz AM, Strath SJ, O'Brien WL, Bassett DR Jr., Schmitz KH, Emplaincourt PO, Jacobs DR Jr., Leon AS. Compendium of physical activities: an update of activity codes and MET intensities. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2000; 32:S498-S516.
36. Kruger TF, Menkveld R, Stander FS, Lombard CJ, Van der Merwe JP, Van Zyl JA, Smith K. Sperm morphologic features as a prognostic factor in in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril 1986; 46:1118-1123.
37. Robbins WA, Baulch JE, Moore D, Weier HU, Blakey D, Wyrobek AJ. Three-probe fluorescence in situ hybridization to assess chromosome X, Y, and 8 aneuploidy in sperm of 14 men from two healthy groups: evidence for a paternal age effect on sperm aneuploidy. Reprod Fertil Dev 1995; 7:799-809.
38. Robbins WA, Meistrich ML, Moore D, Hagemeister FB, Weier HU, Cassel MJ, Wilson G, Eskenazi B, Wyrobek AJ. Chemotherapy induces transient sex chromosomal and autosomal aneuploidy in human sperm. Nat Genet 1997; 16:74-78.
39. Bagga D, Capone S, Wang H-J, Heber D, Lill M, Chap L, Glaspy JA. Dietary modulation of omega-3/omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios in patients with breast cancer. J Nat Cancer Inst 1997; 89:1123-1131.
40. Bjerner J, Biernat D, Fossa SD, Bjoro T. Reference intervals for serum testosterone, SHBG, LH and FSH in males from the NORIP project. Scand J Clin Lab Investig 2009; 69:873-879.
41. Oresti GM, Reyes JG, Luquez JM, Osses N, Furland NE, Aveldano MI. Differentiation-related changes in lipid classes with long-chain and very long-chain polyenoic fatty acids in rat spermatogenic cells. J Lipid Res 2010; 51:2090-2121.
42. Gillot I, Jehl-Pietri C, Gounon P, Luquet S, Rassoulzadegan M, Grimaldi P, Vidal F. Germ cells and fatty acids induce translocation of CD36 scavenger receptor to the plasma membrane of Sertoli cells. J Cell Sci 2005; 118:3027-3035.
43. Rettersol K, Haugen TB, Tran TN, Christophersen BO. Studies on the metabolism of essential fatty acids in isolated human testicular cells. Reproduction 2001; 121:881-887.
44. Ollero M, Powers RD, Alvarez JG. Variation of docosahexaenoic acid content in subsets of human spermatozoa at different stages of maturation: implications for sperm lipoperoxidative damage. Mol Reprod Dev 2000;55:326-334.
45. Chavarro JE, Furtado J, Toth TL, Ford J, Keller M, Campos H, Hauser R. Trans-fatty acid levels in sperm are associated with sperm concentration among men from an infertility clinic. Fertil Steril 2011; 95:1794-1797.
46. Safarinejad MR. Effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on semen profile and enzymatic anti-oxidant capacity of seminal plasma in infertile men with idiopathic oligoasthenoteratospermia: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study. Andrologia 2011;43:38-47.
47. Vinson JA, Cai Y. Nuts, especially walnuts, have both antioxidant quantity and efficacy and exhibit significant potential health benefits. Food Func 2012; 3:134-140.
48. Vila AS, Cofan, Nunez I, Gilabert R, Junyent M, Ros E. Carotid and femoral plaque burden is inversely associated with the alpha-linolenic acid proportion of serum phospholipids in spanish subjects with primary dyslipidemia. Atherosclerosis 2011; 214:209-214.
49. Torabian S, Haddad E, Cordero-Macintyre Z, Tanzman J, Fernandez ML, Sabate J. Long-term walnut supplementation without dietary advice induces favorable serum lipid changes in free-living individuals. Eur J Clin Nutr 2010; 64:274-279.
50. West SG, Krick AL, Klein LC, Zhao G, Wojtowicz TF, McGuiness M, Bagshaw DM, Wagner P, Ceballos RM, Holub BJ, Kris-Etherton PM. Effects of diets high in walnuts and flax oil on hemodynamic responses to stress and vascular endothelial function. J Am Coll Nutr 2010; 29:595-603.
51. Banel DK, Hu FB. Effects of walnut consumption on blood lipids and other cardiovascular risk factors: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr 2009; 90:56-63.
52. Boivin J, Bunting L, Collins JA, Nygren KG. International estimates of infertility prevalence and treatment seeking: potential need and demand for infertility medical care. Hum Reprod 2007; 22:1506-1512.
53. Anderson JE, Farr SL, Jamieson DJ, Warner L, Machaluso M. Infertility services reported by men in the United States: national survey data. Fertil Steril 2009; 91:2466-2470.
54. Sharpe RM. Environmental/lifestyle effects on spermatogenesis. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2010; 365:1697-1712.
55. Joffe M. What has happened to human fertility? Hum Reprod 2010; 25:295-307.
56. Chapin RE, Robbins WA, Schieve LA, Sweeney AM, Tabacova D, Tomashek KM. Off to a good start: the influence of pre- and periconceptional exposures, parental fertility, and nutrition on children's health. Environ Health Perspect 2004; 112:69-78.