Folic acid lowers the level of aneuploidy

Foods rich in folic acid protects men from the development of low-quality sperm and children with genetic defects conception, scientists say. Scientists have discovered that the performance with the addition of folic acid (vitamin B9) can reduce sperm with the wrong number of chromosomes. B9 helps protect against birth defects. The study was published in the journal Human Reproduction. The researchers found that 4% of healthy male sperm contains insufficient or excessive amount of chromosomes. This phenomenon is called aneuploidy. Aneuploidy leads to the impossibility of the concept, and can also cause sundroma Down, Turner or Klinefelter child. However, the reason for the change is the composition of sperm is not known exactly. A team of researchers studied 89 healthy non-smoking men. Researchers have found that the diet of the participants and how much zinc, folate, vitamin C, E and beta-carotene consume she thought. The results showed that the use of folic acid, the level of aneuploidy, which reduce the chance of a successful conception and healthy offspring increases.