Dad's weight and diet linked to offspring's risk of diabetes

Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 22:22 in Health & Medicine

Medical researchers have for the first time shown a link between a father's weight and diet at the time of conception and an increased risk of diabetes in their offspring. The finding is the first in any species to show that paternal exposure to a high-fat diet initiates progression to metabolic disease in the next generation.

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