More Than Pickles and Ice Cream: The Link Between Diet and Fertility

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🗓️ 15 October 2008

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Harvard School of Public Health epidemiologist Walter Willett talks to SciAm correspondent Cynthia Graber about his latest book, The Fertility Diet as well as about the links between nutrition and health generally. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.
0:02.3	Hiya.
0:02.9	So, Benny has really blossomed this term.
0:05.6	You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.
0:09.6	Oh, that's not quite what I meant.
0:11.1	It's free to sell on there.
0:12.3	Free to sell?
0:13.4	Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.
0:16.8	You sold my guitar?
0:19.9	Shall we talk about Benny?
0:22.1	When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.
0:26.7	Things people love.
0:28.0	T's and Cs apply, exclusive vehicles.
0:31.0	Welcome to Science Talk, the weekly podcast of Scientific American for the seven days starting
0:35.6	October 15th, 2008. I'm Steve Murski.
0:39.1	This week on the podcast, Harvard epidemiologist Walter Willett talks about the connection between
0:44.2	diet and fertility, as well as other nutrition and health relationships, such as the links
0:49.8	between diet and cancer. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news.
0:59.0	Walter Willett is the chair of the Department of Nutrition and a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.
1:02.0	His latest book is The Fertility Diet, co-authored by Jorge Chavaro and Patrick Scarrett.
1:08.0	Our daily podcast correspondent, Cynthia Graber, spoke to Willett.
1:12.6	You're known for your research in nutrition and its impact on different health outcomes,
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