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A new study shows that high protein, low carb diets such as the South beach plan, might reduce your chances of conceiving.

Eating protein-rich food increases levels of a metabolic byproduct, ammonium, in the female reproductive tract of mice and cows, and ammonium is known to slow development of mouse embryos.

It is not clear yet if human fertility is also affected by a protein-rich diet, says David Gardner of the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine in Englewood, who led the study. "But to err on the side of caution, I'd suggest women who want to conceive get off a high-protein diet," he says.

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