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How your diet affects your chances of having children

Unhealthy eating ­triggers a sharp decline in fertility levels, scientists warn. Scientists found fertilisation rates were lowest in couples where men had diets highest in trans fats - found in cakes, biscuits and takeaway food

Slender people are just as unlikely to have children as the obese if they have a diet containing a lot of fat.

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