A small study (147 patients) from Europe determined that
women undergoing IVF treatments and who were also eating a diet higher in
mono-unsaturated fats (the old Mediterranean style diet) were three times more
likely to get pregnant in this program than were women who ate a diet higher in
saturated fats (the old much more standard North American type of diet).
The head researcher commented that there was no reason to
believe that the same results would not apply to women trying to get pregnant
without the help of IVF therapy, in other words, that a Mediterranean style
diet might be helpful to any woman trying to get pregnant.
Not to mention that better diets have been linked to fewer
fertility problems in men as well.
All in all, then, pretty simple conclusion: for any couple
trying to get pregnant, eating well is a simple technique to maximize those
odds.
