“Tubs of ice cream help women make babies” proclaims an article about new fertility research. I can hear the cries of joy from those of you trying to conceive.
Scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health found that a low-fat dairy diet can cause infertility by preventing ovulation. Women trying to conceive should consider high-fat dairy foods instead of low-fat ones, suggests the lead researcher, Jorge Chavarro.
Alas, this doesn’t mean you should go overboard. Another doctor cautions that “One of the best self-help things women can do is maintaining an optimal body weight—neither too thin nor too large.” Chavarro advises “Once you are pregnant, you can always switch back.”
Whatever you do, don’t put “Ben and Jerry” on the “Father” line of the birth certificate. Government clerks don’t seem to have a sense of humor about these things.