tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5272300372121278220..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: More Fruits and Vegetables; Lower Sperm CountStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-23909453690562614522014-10-21T12:36:18.713-07:002014-10-21T12:36:18.713-07:00I await the next study, which will refute this one...I await the next study, which will refute this one, and be no more well-sourced or substantiated.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-36881061654911227442014-10-21T06:22:04.586-07:002014-10-21T06:22:04.586-07:00I agree with the comment above. The research doesn...I agree with the comment above. The research doesn't seem to be very well substantiated. <br />But the article/ report is not very thorough either. <br />It mentions the Harvard research on Pesticide infested food only at the very end as an incidental alternative to what affects men's fertility. In reality, it has been scientifically established that GMO food heavily sprayed with pesticides are not only affecting fertility in animals but are also carcinogenic. <br />Vegans are essentially careful with their consumption of rich in protein ORGANIC AND NON GMO vegetables such as beans and fruits. Are the non meat eating 7th day Adventist Christians so concerned about GMO food sprayed with pesticides? A thorough research should study these two groups first before establishing that a vegetarian diet leads to low sperm court and mobility. <br />Good reporting should not be frivolous. Informing the public about the dangers of consuming GMO food and the pesticides that come with them seems more important than reporting on a flimsy research by a local university on Adventist Christians' diet that could affect fertility in men! <br />Even more crucial is the genocide of bees caused by the pesticides used in humongous quantities on GMO crops on extremely large rural areas. Without bees, we won't be able to grow food! <br />Instead of being worried about men's low sperm count in vegetarian populations, it would be more judicious to worry about the future of our crops, land, food, and environment poisoned by corporate greed. Without a healthy environment, longevity and low sperm count are no longer relevant in any debate. <br />Brigitte Landouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05336718574949300989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-49073135870888466442014-10-21T06:08:51.814-07:002014-10-21T06:08:51.814-07:00One of the reasons: http://cindalouskitchenblues....One of the reasons: http://cindalouskitchenblues.blogspot.com/2007/09/sorry-that-soy-latte-is-not-healthy.html<br /><br />Could be one of the reasons all males in this country are having decreases in sperm counts: http://toxics.usgs.gov/highlights/hormones_degrade.html<br /><br />We have such high levels of estrogen in a good percentage of our country's environment and little attention to its overall affect on people. Ever wonder why young girls seem to be endowed so early in life now?Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962996070458991675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-22711051834064300212014-10-20T13:33:19.539-07:002014-10-20T13:33:19.539-07:00It doesn't look like a very controlled study o...It doesn't look like a very controlled study or very large, and for all we know nonvegetarians might eat more fruits than vegetarians. And a real test would follow a FEW people who are willing to CHANGE their diets.<br /><br />Of late I have had one healthnut friends share article about some chemical in soy, which I didn't worry about, since I don't eat soy, although I did look enough to read the same chemical was in higher concentrations in nuts!<br /><br />As crazy as we are, at least we don't (yet) have to kill endangered rhinos for our fertility, but our demon haunted world is a stone's throw away if our statistical science fails us!<br /><br />In the meantime, everything in moderation, right?<br /><br />http://www.sart.org/For_Men_Eating_More_Fruits_and_Vegetables_Improves_Sperm_Function_in_IVF_but_Consumption_of_Pesticide_Residues_Harm_Sperm/<br />"26 vegetarians, 5 vegans, and 443 non-vegetarians were compared"Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.com