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Fertility Diet Plan: What to Eat to Support Egg Quality and Implantation

A fertility diet plan based on clinical evidence - Mediterranean eating, CoQ10 for egg quality, omega-3s, folate, and what to avoid when trying to conceive.

The fertility supplement market generates enormous revenue from people willing to try almost anything during what is often a frightening and uncertain time. Most of it is marketing. The subset of dietary and supplemental interventions with legitimate clinical evidence is smaller than the industry suggests. But it is real and worth knowing. Here is what the evidence supports, ranked by the strength of evidence behind it. Foundation: Mediterranean Diet Pattern This is the single most evidence backed dietary recommendation for fertility. Not a specific food, not a supplement. A broad eating pattern. Research supports it: a cohort study of couples undergoing IVF found that women with the highest Mediterranean diet adherence had 65 68% higher odds of pregnancy and live birth compared to those with the lowest adherence, after adjusting for age and other factors. A separate case control study found higher Mediterranean diet adherence linked to lower risk of ovulatory infertility. Multiple smaller studies support the association. What Mediterranean eating looks like for fertility: Fatty fish 2 3 times per week: salmon, sardines, mackerel (EPA+DHA support egg quality and reduce inflammation