As a privately practicing physician in Boca Raton, Florida, Dr. Robert Kast draws on more than 30 years of clinical experience. Dr. Robert Kast dedicates much of his practice to obstetrics and gynecology with a particular focus on infertility.
A study published in the spring of 2018 announced that women who eat more fast food and less fresh fruit are more likely to struggle with infertility. The research took place under the direction of study leader Claire Roberts of Robinson Research Institute at Australia's University Adelaide and involved nearly 5,600 women in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
The researchers found that women who ate fast food at least four times a week took almost four weeks longer to become pregnant and had a risk of infertility that was double what other women experienced. Relatedly, women who ate the least amount of fresh fruit experienced a 4 percentage point increase in infertility risk.
Experts note that limitations for the study include its basis on dietary recall, which translates to a higher potential for error. Diversity in the study was also limited, but researchers believe that the results are strong enough to remind patients about the importance of a healthy diet when trying to get pregnant.
