Emerging Trends in Research on Food Compounds and Women’s Fertility: A Systematic Review

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 10; no. 13; p. 4518
• Main Authors: Bykowska-Derda, Aleksandra, Kolay, Ezgi, Kaluzna, Malgorzata, Czlapka-Matyasik, Magdalena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Age; Animals; antioxidants; Beverages; Bioactive compounds; Bisphenol A; Caffeine; Diet; Drug dosages; female infertility; Females; Fertility; folates; Food; Impact analysis; Infertility; Ingredients; Literature reviews; nutrient; Nutrition; Nutrition research; Oxidative stress; Pregnancy; Reproductive health; Reproductive technologies; Researchers; Society; soy; Systematic review; Trends; Vitamin B; Vitamin D; Womens health; United States > US
• ISSN: 2076-3417; 2076-3417
• DOI: 10.3390/app10134518

Pro-healthy behaviours, including the diet, are significant factors in maintaining women’s fertility health. However, to improve the patient’s nutrition management, it is important to seek food-derived bioactive compounds to support fertility treatment. This review analysed recent studies of food compounds related to fertility, using databases including PubMed, Web of Science and Science Direct as well as PRISMA (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews) to ensure complete and transparent reporting of systematic reviews. This review lists foods associated with a higher birth rate, using original papers from the last five years (2015). The analysis included the impact of food compounds such as caffeine, fatty acids, folates and vitamin D, as well as the intake of fish, whole grains, dairy and soya. In addition, dietary patterns and total diet composition supporting women’s fertility were also analysed. The results will encourage further research on the relationship between food components and fertility.