Avocado Can Increase Female Fertility

If you are a young couple who are trying to obtain a pregnancy, it is advisable to pay more attention to nutrition and food. With nutrition and good nutrition, fertility will increase. Opportunities to obtain pregnancy even greater. One of the recommendations should be considered in improving fertility, especially in women, is consuming avocado. Research has shown that consumption of avocado and salad with a mixture of olive oil can help women get a descent. This applies especially to those who were undergoing IVF.

Researchers argue, monounsaturated fats which are found in olive oil, sunflower oil, nuts, and seeds better than other types of fats to mothers. Those who get the intake of unsaturated fats have the highest chance of pregnancy is 3.4 times greater after IVF than those who consumed the lowest amounts. Conversely, in women who consume too much saturated fat, commonly found in butter and red meat, are less likely to produce eggs cell, thus affecting the success of IVF.

Scientists believe that the monounsaturated fats (which is already well known for the heart) can improve fertility by lowering inflammation in the body. The research results presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Istanbul. The best types of food to eat are avocados, which is high in monounsaturated fat and olive oil. Professor Jorge Chavarro (research leader) said, this is the first time to our knowledge that dietary fats associated with treatment outcome in IVF.

Prof Chavarro examined 147 women undergoing IVF program at Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center. In his study, he found a connection between the high content of monounsaturated fat and the live birth rate. A high intake of monounsaturated fats linked to a higher chance of pregnancy were 3.4 times more than those who only got a little intake of monounsaturated fat. Chavarro also added, different types of fat are known to have different effects on biological processes which may influence reproductive outcomes, such as the degree of inflammation or insulin sensitivity, fish remains the best source of omega 3 fatty acids, although in this study did not explain its contribution.

Avocados are also able to prevent fetal defects

Folic acid is actually vitamin B9, part of the vitamin B complex, water soluble vitamin. With water-soluble nature, this vitamin can not be stored longer in the body because after being taken by the body and then removed through the urine. By its nature, pregnant women and women who intend to become pregnant need folic acid daily intake. This vitamin can help the body in producing and maintaining the perfection of DNA and RNA, the genetic material of the body. Experts recommend that pregnant women should intake of folic acid sources of fresh fruits or vegetable salad. Because the vegetables are cooked to 80%, the acid content of folat lost during the cooking process.

Many people are afraid to eat avocados because they thought a very high fat content. It is true, the fat content in avocados can be 20-30 times more than other fruits. But keep in mind, the fat contained in avocado is a good fat. Namely monounsaturated fats are touted to help reduce levels of LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and raise HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol). 

Avocados are the only fruits that contain monounsaturated fatty acids. For pregnant women who need fat as an energy producer, would be better if the intake of fat is unsaturated. In addition, the avocado fruit is also rich in folic acid most nutrients or substances that even had to be met by women who intend to become pregnant and pregnant women since the newly formed embryo.

According to Prof. dr. Joseph Hersh of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, the first trimester is a time of formation of the fetal central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. Infants who are experiencing a folic acid deficiency, can suffer from heart problems, cleft lip, urinary tract defects, as well as other limb disabilities. Research in 1991 also found a link between folic acid and birth defects. Folic acid deficiency-which affect the formation of brain function, nerve, bone marrow and turns can result in babies born deformed.

As in other nutrients, if the fetus does not obtain supplies of folic acid, the fetus will pick it up from the reserves of the mother. This would adversely affect the health of the mother. In addition to anemia, fatigue, lethargy, insomnia, forgetfulness, depression, until the gray hair, the mother is also threatened by the risk of cancer of the colon, breast, and pancreas.

An avocado contains 114 micrograms of folic acid (read complete avocado nutrition). This amount is sufficient to meet the 30% requirement of folic acid for pregnant women. Requirement of folic acid is recommended for pregnant women every day about 600 micrograms, 500 micrograms nursing mothers, as well as adult women 400 micrograms. In addition to folic acid and fat, avocados contain fiber that can help prevent constipation that is often experienced by pregnant women. While the levels of potassium (helpful for balancing blood pressure) in the avocado 2-3 times more than bananas.

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