October 25, 2010

Dad's Weight and Diet Linked to Offspring's Risk of Diabetes

ScienceDaily for October 24, 2010 reported on weight of fathers and obesity in offspring.

"But until now, the impact of the father's environment -- in terms of his diet -- on his offspring had not been investigated." The work formed the basis of the PhD study of Dr Sheau-Fang Ng, who showed that paternal environmental factors such as diet and weight are important contributors to disease in the next generation.