402: From nutrition to nappies - the truth about diet and fertility

<div>Many aspects of our lives can potentially affect fertility, but there are few we can control.<br> <br> Our environment, stress and sleep are difficult to change, and our genetics are what they are.<br> <br> But diet is one of the factors we can, in theory at least, have some level of control over.<br> <br> So, how can adjustments to our diet help aid fertility?<br> <br> It is certainly a question the supplements industry has asked, the shelves of chemists sag under the weight of fertility supplements for men and women.<br> <br> And, of course, there is an awful lot of myth, hearsay and tradition about foods which it is claimed can help you get <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/podcast/pregnancy-and-nutrition-busting-the-myths-food-podcasts/">pregnant</a>.<br> <br> But there is strong evidence too - and that is what we are interested in looking at. <br> <br> What does the evidence say about the link between what we eat and fertility for both men and women?<br> <br> <strong>Guests:<br> Grace Dugdale, Reproductive Biologist, Nuffield Leeds Hospital</strong> </div>