r/science Professor | Medicine 10d ago

Health Ultra-processed foods harm men’s health. They increase weight, disrupt hormones, decrease testosterone, and introduce harmful substances linked to declining sperm quality. They contain industrial and synthetic ingredients. This may be why over the past 50 years, sperm quality has plummeted.

https://cbmr.ku.dk/news/2025/not-all-calories-are-equal-ultra-processed-foods-harm-mens-health/
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u/rod_dy 10d ago

define ultra processed foods. cuz uh everything at the supermarket seems ultra processed. should i butcher my own meat?

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u/MasterOfBarterTown 10d ago

One long time piece of simplified advice is to only shop the outer rim of the store. So vegetables, meats/dairy, bread (within limits).