CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Revista Urología Colombiana / Colombian Urology Journal 2020; 29(02): 103-110
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3402485
Article of Reflection | Artículo de Reflexión
Andrology/Andrología
Sociedad Colombiana de Urología. Publicado por Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

¿Tienen los Hábitos de Vida y de Alimentación Impacto en la Calidad Seminal?

Do Lifestyle and Eating Habits have an Impact on Seminal Quality?
Alejandra María Gómez Gutiérrez
1   Grupo de Reproducción, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
2   Departamento de Fisiología y Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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Briana D. Gómez Ramírez
3   Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
,
1   Grupo de Reproducción, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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Publication History

26 August 2019

14 October 2019

Publication Date:
07 February 2020 (online)

Resumen

En los últimos años, se ha reportado en la literatura científica un declive en la calidad seminal. La significancia biológica de ese evento podría estar relacionada con la reducción en la fertilidad masculina o con el aumento del riesgo de enfermedades en la descendencia. La occidentalización en el estilo de vida, caracterizado por el aumento del peso corporal, el sedentarismo, el uso de cigarrillo, la ingesta de alimentos ricos en grasas y sodio y la reducción en la ingesta de alimentos fuente de fibras y antioxidantes, pudieran estar implicados en esos resultados. A su vez, cambios en el estilo de vida, que conduzcan a una reducción de peso corporal, de la ingesta de grasa y sodio, a un mejor estado antioxidante y a un aumento de la ingesta de fibra, se han asociado a mejores parámetros seminales. Por lo tanto, la alimentación basada en plantas o vegetariana, podría ser una estrategia válida para mejorar el estado nutricional y la salud masculina.

Abstract

In recent years, a decline in seminal quality has been reported in the scientific literature. The biological significance of this event could be related to the reduction in male fertility or the increased risk of diseases in the offspring. Westernization in lifestyle, characterized by increased body weight, sedentary lifestyle, cigarette use, intake of foods high in fat and sodium and reduced intake of food sources of fiber and antioxidants, may be involved in these changes. Modifications in lifestyle, which lead to a reduction in body weight, fat and sodium intake, a better antioxidant status and an increase in fiber intake, have been associated with better seminal parameters. Therefore, plant-based or vegetarian food could be a valid strategy to improve nutritional status and male health.

 
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