Research, published in the journal Environment International, revealed that a number of chemical contaminants found in people′s bodies were linked to poor sperm quality. The study found that chemicals including bisphenols and dioxins were present at considerably higher concentrations in males and that these chemicals interacted with hormones, resulting in low sperm quality.

The maximum danger was caused by bisphenol A (BPA), which is prevalent in milk and canned food and leaches from the packing linings, followed by dioxins, paracetamol, and phthalates. The researchers measured nine substances in urine samples from over 100 Danish men aged 18 to 30 years old, including bisphenol, phthalates, and paracetamol. When compared to acceptable levels of exposure, it was found that these men had been exposed to the dangerous combination of the chemicals which was 100 times more than the average acceptable limits.

Other pollutants, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) compounds, air pollution, increased body weight, sedentary lifestyle, and smoking, may also have an impact on sperm quality, but they were not included in this study.

Experts believe that low sperm counts are caused by environmental factors and that this has an impact on early pregnancy. However, they also claimed that a high-fat, processed diet was both dangerous in itself, as well as the original source of the chemicals and that it was the combination of these chemicals that was causing men′s sperm counts to drop and affect their health. (the Guardian, 10 Jun 2022)