Mediterranean diet may help with fertility

March 19, 2010 (CHICAGO)

A new study suggests women who stick with the "Mediterranean Diet" are more likely to conceive.

The study, reported in the journal Fertility and Sterility, does not prove that the diet itself boosts the success, but after observing 161 couples undergoing fertility treatments, researchers say women whose eating habits most closely matched the traditional Mediterranean diet were 40-percent more likely to become pregnant.

The diet is full of vitamins and omega three fatty acids, but researchers can't yet explain the possible connection.

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