Eating soft drinks, such as coke and other sodas, can be detrimental and disadvantageous. It can negatively influence your sexual health too. So, if you want to increase your sperm count, cut back on coke and other sodas.
Everybody loves cola and other sodas due to their refreshing feeling. I know that you have heard the saying that “too much of something is harmful”. This is totally true as studies have shown that men who take in too much cola tend to have lower sperm counts than those who don’t.
In one Danish study, a group of men from 2554 who were recruited for military service was examined to determine their fitness. It was found that men who took large amounts of cola had sperm counts of around 40 mL/M while those who didn’t’t take cola had 56mL/M.
What made it difficult for the researchers to come up with a concrete outcome was that some of the men who took too much cola also used caffeine. Therefore, just to be on the winning side, we should stay away from caffeine and cola.
Looking closer at the outcomes of the Danish study, it was found that men who drank cola too often had 30% less sperm count than those who didn’t take cola.
Do soft drinks have an effect on male reproductive health?
If a man has a lower sperm count, he might be considered infertile. This is probably because most of the sperm counts are considered as normal by WHO. The Danish researchers stated that the low sperm concentration was not really linked to caffeine as coffee didn’t have the same effect on sperms.
What coffee does to the sperms is that it causes mutations to the structure of the sperms. This, in turn, affects how easily the sperm will fertilize the egg and also the chances of not getting a miscarriage. The outcomes from the men which were considered infertile were mainly due to other factors such as a poor healthy diet.
There are only a few studies which have taken a look at the effect of caffeine on sperm count, this was done by Kold Jensen who was the team leader for the research.
A majority of the Danish youth have been increasing their intake of caffeine-containing soft drinks over the past few years. This raised an alarm. Therefore, the researchers took a step in conducting a study to see whether this was reducing the sperm count.
In this new study, more than 2500 men were the test subjects. The outcomes were, the young men who didn’t’t take cola had a better sperm quality with an average of 50 million sperms per milliliter semen. These men also had a healthier lifestyle.
On the other hand, 93 men who were drinking more than 1 liter of cola per day had an average of 30 million sperm per milliliter. It was found that these men had a poor healthy lifestyle.
The scientists were not quite sure on whether cola or the unhealthy lifestyle was the cause of the poor sperm quality. Therefore, we should embrace a good eating lifestyle and reduce the amount of cola we take on a daily basis. This study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
SIMILAR QUESTION
Does Soda Increase Sperm Count?
Introduction
The notion that soda can increase sperm count is a topic that has been the subject of much discussion in the recent past. This paper seeks to explore the evidence available to assess the claim that soda can increase sperm count. Through an analysis of the literature available, this paper seeks to answer the research question of whether or not soda can increase sperm count.
Literature Review
A number of studies have been conducted to assess the effects of soda on sperm count. A study conducted by Braga et al (2006) found that males who consumed two cans of soda per day for three months had a significantly lower sperm count than those who consumed no soda. This study also found that the group consuming two cans of soda per day also had a higher percentage of abnormal sperm morphology. While this study did not directly assess the effects of soda on sperm count, the results suggest that soda may have a negative impact on sperm count.
In contrast, a study by Lo et al (2011) found that consumption of two cans of soda per day did not have a significant effect on sperm count. This study also found that the group consuming two cans of soda per day had the same percentage of normal sperm morphology as the group who consumed no soda. While this study did not assess the effects of soda on sperm count directly, the results suggest that soda does not have a significant impact on sperm count.
Conclusion
Taking into consideration the available evidence, it appears that there is no significant evidence to suggest that soda consumption increases sperm count. While some studies have suggested that soda consumption has a negative impact on sperm count, other studies have found no significant effect. As such, it appears that soda does not have a significant impact on sperm count.
