A recent study from researchers at the University of Nottingham published in 'The Journal of Physiology', emphasised on the poor paternal diet that may have an impact on the heart health of the offspring.
According to the experts, mothers should compulsorily breastfeed their offsprings for the first six months and then introduce them to solid foods.
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According to Swedish researchers, women who are obese while pregnant may put their offspring at risk of childhood diabetes.
Men who indulge in smoking since their adolescence may put their future children at more than three times higher risk of an early-onset of asthma, a finding suggests.
This study highlighted the importance of the paternal environment on future generations, even long time before offsprings were produced.