Washington: Obese fathers make for unhealthy children, who could also be vulnerable to cancer, says a new research.
The study by Duke University Medical Centre is the first to show that paternal obesity may alter a genetic mechanism in the next generation, suggesting that a father's lifestyle factors may be transmitted to his children.
"Understanding the risks of the current Western lifestyle on future generations is important," said molecular biologist Adelheid Soubry, postdoctoral associate at the Duke Cancer Institute, who led the study, the journal BMC Medicine reports.
