Vegetarian is one of the healthy lifestyle choices is becoming a trend. Health benefits too many perceived as healthier cholesterol levels than those who eat meat.
Even so, the vegetarian diet also has negative effects, one of which can affect fertility.
Vegetarian has been understood as the diet who do not eat meat. In fact, as explained obstetrician and gynecologist from RSCM Jakarta, Rima Irwinda, in the flesh contained the body needs micronutrients such as zinc and iron. If these nutrients are not fulfilled, the body will experience hormonal disorders to anemia.
"In vegetarian, because he just ate the vegetables, some nutrients such as iron will be absorbed more slowly than if he eat meat," said Rima in Jakarta, recently.
Every kind of food he thought also has the nutrient content of different, not to say one is the best. Examples of meat which are rich in iron and zinc, it can not be replaced only with eggs or fish.
"Hormones that one of them is also formed from fat or cholesterol. If these substances are not fulfilled, the hormonal system will be disrupted and may affect the menstrual cycle, irregular menstrual cycle can trigger fertility problems," he continued.
To meet the needs of poor nutrition, Rima give advice to take vitamin supplements.
"The best thing is actually the direct feeding of products of animal or vegetable. But if it does not want to eat animal products, can be a way to consume vitamin supplements," he said.
