Is it because hares are fertile because they eat carrots? An experiment involving married couples who have problems with having children allowed doctors to establish that carrots are the most useful vegetable for men who want to have offspring.
The experiment was carried out by doctors at Harvard. In the course of it, the so-called tactical and technical characteristics of sperm in men were studied and the number and concentration of sperm were established, due to which conception can occur. Then the men who took part in the research were asked to enrich their diet with a certain type of vegetables and fruits. The list of fruits useful for conception includes carrots and other fruits of nature, endowed with bright orange and red colors. After just a month, it turned out that thanks to carrots, the initial fertility in men is 10% higher!
Doctors are ready to explain this phenomenon. Carrots, they say, and other orange, yellow and red vegetables contain substances beneficial to sperm. Some of them (for example, antioxidants) neutralize free radicals in the body that can damage male DNA and cell membranes. Some (carotenoids, lycopene) noticeably increase the morphology and mobility of the seed. Whereby in a short time, fertility in men becomes much higher… The doctors noted that they attach great importance to the research carried out, since there is a decrease in the number of sperm in men by as much as 50% in the world! The problem is especially acute in well-developed countries, where people practice unhealthy lifestyles.