OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relation of a dietary pattern and other lifestyle practices to risk
of ovulatory disorder infertility. METHODS: We followed a cohort of 17,544 women without a
history of infertility for 8 years as they tried to become pregnant or became pregnant. A
dietary score based on factors previously related to lower ovulatory disorder infertility (higher
consumption of monounsaturated rather than trans fats, vegetable rather than animal protein
sources, low glycemic carbohydrates, high fat dairy, multivitamins, and iron from plants and …

Diet, exercise, and energy expenditure (physical activity) define the―energy balance‖
which modulates body habitus. These modifiable lifestyle factors provide an opportunity for
therapeutic intervention in the subfertile. The evidence evaluating dietary and physical
activity habits are largely observationally based, with multiple groups providing conflicting
results. However, the preponderance of evidence appears to support an approach of
moderation, with avoidance of high saturated fat diets, low pesticide residue …