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From: The effect of cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and fruit and vegetable consumption on IVF outcomes: a review and presentation of original data

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The impact of lifestyle factors on IVF outcomes. From the time of primates, fruits and vegetables consumption were part of the diet and considered an excellent source of essential nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, among others that support the balance between Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and the antioxidant defences. However, modern lifestyle choices, including smoking, alcohol abuse and over-nutrition, can promote chronic low-grade inflammation and oxidative stress in various organs. Taken together, these lifestyle factors may eventually impact on IVF outcomes, having adverse effects on the reproductive system in both, men and women

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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

ISSN: 1477-7827

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