The Era of Precision Nutrition in the Field of Reproductive Health and Pregnancy

When it comes to reproductive health, various lifestyle habits can act as major contributors to either an optimized or worsened scenario of female and male fertility. “Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food”. The aforementioned notion is true in every sense. Applied to both men and women, it is becoming ever more clear that fertility and pregnancy outcomes can be strongly predicted and altered through different dietary types and components. Maintaining a healthy diet can help optimize reproductive functions and increase the chances of conceiving by affecting hormonal balance, ovulation and menstruation, sperm quality and quality, as well as inflammation and oxidative stress. Poor nutrition plays a negative role in shaping the health and development of both the mother and the baby, as it can induce various metabolic disorders, including obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The latter is thought to be highly associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, preeclampsia and neurodevelopmental as well as cognitive disorders in offspring.

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Published in: Nutrients
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
See article on publisher's website: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15143128