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choices may lower risk by almost 80 percent for those with ovulatory

disorders.

-- In February 2007, Human Reproduction reported that women who consumed

one or more servings of whole-milk products a day were 27 percent less

likely to experience infertility caused by a failure to ovulate than

those who ate less than one serving a week. Additionally, those who

ate two or more servings a day of low-fat dairy food were almost twice

as likely to fail to ovulate as women who ate less than one serving a

week. An extra eight-ounce serving of whole milk daily cut the risk of

anovulation by more than 50 percent.

-- A recent Harvard Nurses Health Study concluded that 4.5 grams of

transfat per day -- the amount in one glazed donut -- could disrupt

ovulation because transfats could indirectly lead to a rise in

testosterone, which suppresses the function of the ovaries.

The analysis of 17,544 married women participating in the ongoing Nurses' Health Study II found those with the highest fertility scores: ate less trans fat and sugar from carbohydrates; consumed more protein from vegetables than from animals; ate more fiber and iron; took more multivitamins; had a lower body mass index (BMI); exercised for longer periods of time each day; and consumed more high-fat diary products and less low-fat diary products.

The "fertility diet" is characterized by higher consumption of monounsaturated fat rather than trans fats, which is found in natural foods like nuts and avocados, and olive oil.

Women should also opt for vegetable protein rather than animal protein, low-glycemic carbohydrates like whole grains, moderate consumption of high-fat dairy, multivitamins, and iron from plants and supplements, Chavarro and Willett's team reports.

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