Researchers have discovered that a father’s diet before conception significantly impacts the health of his children. The artwork features an allegorical representation of a fertilization event whereby a fat spermatozoon (in yellow – the fat-symbolizing color), conquers the oocyte (the moon in a sky full of stars) and lights it up by transferring diet-induced epigenetic information. Credit: Philipp Beck
A new study shows how a father’s diet before conception can affect his children’s health, suggesting a focus on paternal health and diet could prevent metabolic diseases in offspring.
Dr. Raffaele Teperino, who leads the “Environmental Epigenetics” research group at Helmholtz Munich, and his team have explored how a father’s diet prior to conception affects the health of their children. The study concentrated on specific small DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07472-3
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