Eating nuts could boost fertility in men, according to a new study

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• A new study has found eating two handfuls of nuts a day could improve men's sperm counts.
• Only fertile men were studied, so more research is needed to find out whether men with fertility problems would get the same benefits.
• This research comes after an alarming study found that men's sperm counts in the western world have been dropping since 1973.

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Nuts are high in vitamins and fibre, and there's also some evidence they may be good for keeping your heart healthy. According to a new study, presented by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, eating nuts could also help improve male fertility.

Researchers from Rovira i Virgili University in Spain recruited 119 men aged 18 to 35, and divided them into two groups. One group ate 60 grams, about two handfuls, of almonds, hazelnuts, and walnuts with their usual diet every day, while the second group ate none.

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