Mediterranean and western dietary patterns are related to markers of testicular function among healthy men

Human Reproduction

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2945-2955

  Cutillas Toln A ^a   Manguez Alarcon L ^a   Mendiola, J ^a   Lopez Espn J J ^b   Jorgensen N ^c   Navarrete Munoz, E M ^b,d   Torres Cantero, A M ^a,e,f   Chavarro, J E ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^g HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Male reproductive health; Male reproductive hormones; Mediterranean pattern; Semen quality; Western pattern

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; MARGARINE; OLIVE OIL; PROTEIN; TRANS FATTY ACID; VEGETABLE OIL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEER; BUTTER; COFFEE; CONDIMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; EGG; FAST FOOD; FISH; FOOD; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FRENCH CHIPS; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; GARLIC; HUMAN; LEGUME; MALE; MAYONNAISE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUT; OBESITY; PIZZA; POTATO; POULTRY; PROCESSED MEAT; PROTEIN INTAKE; REFINED GRAIN; SOUP; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWEETS; TEA; TESTIS FUNCTION; TOMATO; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VEGETABLE; WESTERN DIET; WHOLE GRAIN; WINE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CELL SHAPE; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ADOLESCENT; CELL SHAPE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; DIET, WESTERN; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84983094735     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dev236     Document Type: Article

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