Father's diet determines your child's health

The diet of men before making pregnant partners can play a decisive role in the health of future children, according to a new study.

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Canadian scientists discovered that sperm carries a "memory" of a father's lifestyle and will pass it on to the offspring after fertilization. They claimed, "children are products from the father's diet" and advised men who are planning to give birth should abandon snacks and absorb more green vegetables and fruits.

The above advice came after a study of folic acid - a form of vitamin B that plays a key role in preventing brain and spinal defects such as spina bifida.

According to the researchers, sperm carries a "memory" of a father's lifestyle and will pass it on to the offspring after fertilization.

According to Nature Communications magazine, Dr. Kimmins and colleagues from McGill University (Montreal, Canada) conducted a comparison of the health of mice whose folic acid deficiencies were affected by rats whose fathers owned. This vitamin is normal. All maternal mice had normal levels of folic acid. As a result, rats with folic acid deficiency face the risk of birth defects, including nearly 30% higher bone and spinal defects.

Dr. Kimmins said: "We are really surprised with the results. Most attention is focused on maternal health before conception, while his health is almost neglected. However, in fact, both men and women need to pay attention to their diet as well as their health status before conception. "

The researchers found that the lack of folic acid caused minor changes in the chemical properties of DNA in sperm . These changes then had a lasting effect on the development of the unborn child.

Women are often advised to take additional supplements while trying to conceive and during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. According to Dr. Kimmins, it is still too early to recommend future fathers to take nutritional supplements as well, instead they should have a healthy diet, rich in green vegetables, reduced fat and junk food, avoid alcohol. alcohol.