The results of this study were presented at the annual meeting
of ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology)
by Dr Jorge Chavarro, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and
Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health, USA. “Different
types of fat are known to have different effects on biological
processes which may influence the outcome of assisted
reproduction – such as underlying levels of inflammation or
insulin sensitivity. However, it is not clear at this moment
which biological mechanisms underlie the associations we found,”
said Chavarro in the press release. The study took place among
147 women having IVF at the Massachusetts General Hospital
Fertility Center. According to the press release, they had
preclinical assessments including oocyte development. They were
also categorized into tertiles of fat intake, with outcomes
compared in relation to the lowest tertile. Results were
controlled for other sources of energy, infertility diagnosis,
ovarian stimulation protocol, body mass inde