We already know that folic acid is a vitamin supplement that every pregnant woman should take. Its role is crucial in preventing birth defects such as spina bifida in a developing fetus.
New research has found that the same vitamin reduces abnormal cells in male sperm. The study, recently published in the "Journal Human Reproduction," found a low frequency of abnormal sperm in men who consumed between 722 and 1,150 micrograms of folic acid on a daily basis.
This is one of the studies that state that paternal feeding also influences conception.
So future parents, to eat spinach has been said.
