Healthy living and babies
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I’m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat. Healthy habits might help some women become pregnant. Researchers say women who did some things right cut their risk of infertility due to problems involving ovulation. The researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health looked at data on about 17,500 married women. The study in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology was supported by the National Institutes of Health. The study identified several factors: - Eating less trans fat and sugar
- Eating protein from vegetables more than from animals
- Getting more fiber and iron
- Taking multivitamins
- Controlling weight
- Exercising more
- And, surprisingly, eating more high-fat than low-fat dairy products.
Researcher Walter Willett says it might reduce risk. ``This whole package will help someone have a healthy pregnancy, and help the woman herself stay healthy throughout the years.’’ (6 seconds) Learn more at hhs.gov. HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Ira Dreyfuss. Last revised: May, 26 2008 | 
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