Post Date December, 02 2023
Is it good for men to eat seafood? Seafood has a high nutritional value and can also be one of many people's favorite delicacies. However, male health experts should remind us that if men often eat seafood, it is easy to lead to male infertility. Let's understand how this is happening?
A test of the mercury content in the hair of infertile men in Hong Kong has found that the mercury content in the hair of infertile men who eat four times a week or eat fresh food from Shanghai is nearly 40% higher than that of men with normal reproductive functions. Reproductive medicine experts have reminded men that eating seafood should be limited. Mercury not only affects sperm activity and quantity, but also can damage the body if accumulated in the body for a long time.
The study found that if infertile men ate seafood meals with fish, shrimp, and crabs as the main dishes four or more times a week, the mercury content in their hair reached 5.38 ppm, nearly 40% higher than that of men with normal reproductive functions, while the average mercury content in the hair of vegetarian men was only 0.38 ppm.
The President of the Hong Kong Society of Reproductive Medicine pointed out that it is not yet certain how mercury can cause infertility, but it is believed that there is a correlation between the two. It is estimated that mercury can affect sperm activity and reduce sperm count. Therefore, it is recommended that men with infertility problems eat less fish and seafood with high mercury content. He explained that marine heavy metals not only affect sperm, but also damage health if accumulated in the body for a long time.
Although many foods have high nutritional value and are delicious, before we consume them, we need to understand some of the possible adverse effects, and we should pay attention to the principle of moderate diet, so that we can reject the harmful effects of wrong eating methods on the body.
