The Fertility Diet: Groundbreaking Research Reveals Natural Ways to Boost Ovulation and Improve Your Chances of Getting Pregnant

by Jorge Chavarro, Walter C. Willett, Patrick J. Skerrett

Overview

• The first fertility-boosting guide to feature the cutting-edge research results on fertility from the Nurses’ Health Study
• More than 6 million women in the United States alone experience infertility problems
• User-friendly, medically approved advice clearly explained in 10 nutritional guidelines from two of Harvard Medical School’s top voices in nutrition

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071595506
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	11/28/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	736,610
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Jorge Chavarro, M.D., Sc.D., earned both master's and doctoral degrees in epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he is currently a research fellow studying the role of diet and lifestyle on reproductive function.

Walter C. Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H., is the Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and chairman of the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, as well as a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is one of the leaders of the influential Nurses' Health Study, as well as the author of Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating.

Patrick J. Skerrett is coauthor, with Walter Willett, of Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy. He is the editor of the Harvard Heart Letter.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. What You Eat and Do Can Affect Fertility

Chapter 2. What You Need to Know About Infertility

Chapter 3. Healthy Eating for Life and for Fertility

Chapter 4. Dietary Fats

Chapter 5. Dietary Protein

Chapter 6. Carbohydrates

Chapter 7. Milk and Dairy Foods

Chapter 8. Micronutrients in Supplements and Diet

Chapter 9. Alcohol and Coffee

Chapter 10. Weight and Physical Activity

Chapter 11. Putting it All Together to Boost Fertility