It is unfortunate that Roddis presents Lind as a personage and tells us so little of the person, or rather of the personality, with the drives and motivations which made for such a wide spectrum of researches and activities. But despite the rather too academic and impersonal handling, the story of James Lind offers interesting and profitable reading.

Background: Previous studies have investigated the associations between dietary patterns and male infertility, but found contradictory results. So, this meta-analysis was conducted to examine the association between dietary patterns and male infertility. Methods: An electronic search was conducted to identify the studies over association between dietary patterns and male infertility. The wester...