What does diet have to do with fertility? I've read that approximately 60% of American adults are overweight and children aren't far behind. If you ever travel to other countries, you start looking around and wonder, "Hmmmm...where are all the fat people?" But that might not be for long. As other countries get more "Americanized", they are seeing their rates of obesity climb. I've read that it's almost "trendy" to eat American fast food in other countries.

If you've done any reading about enhancing fertility you've undoubtedly heard that being overweight can affect fertility for both women and men. But now, were finding out that even if you do succeed in getting pregnant, you might hurt your baby's future fertility. As reported by BBC News BBC News, recent studies have shown that overweight mothers may have babies who grow up to have irregular periods and possibly be prone to PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) which may cause infertility in women.

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