Denmark - Beer bellies may take a toll on men below the belt, not just around it/Gluten allergy may cause infertility - study

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Ole you better make sure McDonalds doesn't take over Denmark. You have to

make sure the Vikings keep up the pace of conquering the planet! (even if

it's in a test tube) Best to stick to Danish rye crispbread as well. N

 

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October 22 2004 at 06:33PM

 

Denmark - Beer bellies may take a toll on men below the belt, not just

around it.

 

Men who weigh too much are more likely to have poor sperm quality,

research on nearly 1 600 young Danish men has found. Being too thin is a

problem, too.

 

Women don't get off the hook. Though it's long been known that

overweight women have trouble conceiving naturally, a new study confirms

they also are less likely to become pregnant even when embryos are

fertilised in lab dishes and placed in their wombs.

 

The study was done at various hospitals and universities in Denmark

and published in the October issue of Fertility & Sterility. - Sapa-AP

 

Gluten allergy may cause infertility - study

October 25 2004 at 07:58AM

 

 

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Prague - Infertility in some women may be connected to an

intestinal disease that is caused by a gluten allergy, doctors reported

recently at a medical conference in Prague.

 

The doctors said 10 percent of the infertile Tunisian women they

studied probably suffered from coeliac disease, which is an inflammation of

the intestinal tract caused by an allergy to gluten.

 

Gluten is a protein found in wheat. People cope with coeliac

disease by adopting a completely gluten-free diet.

 

The research conducted by Dr Hatem Chaabouni, of the Hospital La

Rabta in Tunis, and six colleagues focused on 44 women whose inability to

conceive could not be explained by the usual reasons for infertility.

 

Tests determined that three of the women had the gluten allergy

disease and two others probably had the disease, the study said.

 

Previous studies found the disease in up to four percent of

women whose infertility problem had been a mystery.

 

" Silent coeliac disease should be considered in the case of

women with unexplained infertility, " the study concluded.

 

The research was presented at the United European

Gastroenterology Week conference. - Sapa-dpa