We all know that food is no longer as natural as before, the fattening of animals for marketing is the order of the day, even affecting consumers, as shown in a study published in the journal Human Reproduction.
According to the study's architects, scientists from the University of Rochester in New York, Excessive consumption of veal during pregnancy reduces the fertility of male children. These data arise from the seminal examination of 387 men who were born between 1949 and 1983 as well as the mother's consultation on the diet they maintained during pregnancy (thanks to the good memory of some).
Overall, the mothers of the men studied consumed beef an average of 4.3 times a week. 51 of those consulted consumed it every day and even more than once, and their sons saw their sperm reduced by 24%. The greater the amount of veal the mothers consumed during pregnancy, the lower the sperm concentration the children showed. Shanna Swan, director of the research team, and reproductive and environmental epidemiologist, says that these data cannot be transferred to other countries, since they blame this subfertility of American men to the hormones that inject animals for their breeding and growth. . In that country they have already banned the use of a synthetic hormone, diethylstibestrol, but other natural steroids such as estradiol, testosterone and progesterone, and synthetics, such as zeranol, trenbolone acetate and melengestrol acetate are still used.
It is the first time that the consumption of veal is related to pregnancy, and they recommend carrying out a similar study in the EU to ratify this relationship.
