From the study:
Total fruit and vegetable intake was unrelated to semen quality parameters.
High pesticide residue fruit and vegetable intake, however, was associated with poorer semen quality.
On average, men in highest quartile of high pesticide residue fruit and vegetable intake (≥1.5 servings/day) had 49% (95% confidence interval (CI): 31%, 63%) lower total sperm count and 32% (95% CI: 7%, 58%) lower percentage of morphologically normal sperm than men in the lowest quartile of intake (
Low-to-moderate pesticide residue fruit and vegetable intake was associated with a higher percentage of morphologically normal sperm (P, trend = 0.04).
Eating lots of fruits and vegetables are not a problem.
Eating a lot of fruits and vegetables with pesticides greatly reduce sperm counts.
