There are lots of good reasons to try and follow a healthier diet.

You lose weight, you feel good, but the main reason to live a longer, happy, productive

life.

Sounds good, right?

And though it may sound deceptively easy, the devil is in the details.

Welcome to the Nutrition Facts podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Michael Greger.

Today we count sperm.

Not literally, of course, that might take all day.

Our job today is to consider sperm health and fertility.

And all you guys out there with cell phones in your pockets may want to pay close attention

because our first story is a close look at the effect of cell phone radiation on sperm

motility and the possibility of DNA damage.

Are many talking their reproductive health away?

There have been unexplained declines and semen quality reports in several countries

might cell phones be playing a role.

As radio frequency electromagnetic radiation from these devices could potentially affect

sperm development and function, the cell phone industry bristles at the R word radiation

preferring the more innocuous sounding RF EMFs.

They do have a point though about it being used by snake oil hocksters of radiation protection

gadgets.

Radiation need not be atomic bomb gamma rays, but just a warm glow of sunshine on your

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