Obesity is the latest health woe being blamed for low sperm counts among men of child-rearing age,
Body Fat: A Threat To Future Babies?
Maybe, at least according to a study on 2,157 young men published in this month’s Fertility and Sterility.
Men with higher body mass indexes also had lower sperm counts, although still within the normal range. And BMI doesn’t necessarily offer an accurate indicator of body fat levels — although previous studies have already found a link between men’s body fat distribution and poor semen quality.