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Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third
- From: Jerome Rigot <jfrigot@gmail.com>
- To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third
- Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 08:38:22 -0500
Maybe it has some to do with the extensive use of nuclear-based
electricity. France is 2nd only to the US in the number of nuclear power
plants, and considering that it is a much smaller country, the first in
term of its use of nuclear energy for power.
I don't live there anymore.
Jerome
On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 4:28 AM, Dieter Brand <diebrand@yahoo.com> wrote:
> A new study suggests that the sperm count in French males between the age
> of 17 and 70 has dropped by 32.3 % in the 16-year period between 1989 and
> 2005. The reasons are not yet clear, but changed diet, chemical exposure
> and environment impact are likely reasons.
>
> Is this how nature deals with overpopulation ;-)
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20593467
>
>
> “…
> There has much been debate in the past 20 years over whether sperm quality
> has decreased, with research supporting both sides of the controversy. This
> latest research adds weight to the numerous European studies that suggest
> one in five young men has a sperm count low enough to impair fertility.
> Prof Richard Sharpe, from the University of Edinburgh, said: "Something in
> our modern lifestyle, diet or environment like chemical exposure, is
> causing this.
> "We still do not know which are the most important factors, but perhaps
> the most likely is a combination, a double whammy of changes, such as a
> high-fat diet combined with increased environmental chemical exposures."
> …”
>
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[permaculture] French sperm count down by one third,
Dieter Brand, 12/05/2012
- Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third, Jerome Rigot, 12/05/2012
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Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third,
John D'hondt, 12/05/2012
- Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third, Scott Pittman, 12/05/2012
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Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third,
venaurafarm, 12/07/2012
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Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third,
John D'hondt, 12/07/2012
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Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third,
Dieter Brand, 12/08/2012
- Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third, John D'hondt, 12/08/2012
- Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third, HeenanDoherty, 12/08/2012
- Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third, Dieter Brand, 12/08/2012
- Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third, John D'hondt, 12/08/2012
- Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third, Scott Pittman, 12/08/2012
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Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third,
Dieter Brand, 12/08/2012
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Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third,
John D'hondt, 12/07/2012
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Re: [permaculture] French sperm count down by one third,
venaurafarm, 12/07/2012
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[permaculture] French sperm count down by one third,
Dieter Brand, 12/05/2012
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