Dad’s preconception exercise may increase obesity, insulin resistance risk in offspring

Sunday, November 6, 2016 - 12:51 in Health & Medicine

Fathers who exercise regularly before their children are conceived may program their offspring's genes with an increased risk for metabolic disorders, according to new research. The surprising results point to the identification of epigenetic markers that may change the process of diagnosis and management of chronic disease.

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