Obese fathers lead to an altered metabolism and obesity in their children in adulthood: review of experimental and human studies

Obese fathers lead to an altered metabolism and obesity in their children in adulthood: review of experimental and human studies

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Objective: To discuss the recent literature on paternal obesity, focusing on the possible mechanisms of transmission of the phenotypes from the father to the children. Sources: A non-systematic review in the PubMed database found few publications in which paternal obesity was implicated in the adver...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Ornellas, Priscila V. Carapeto, Carlos A. Mandarim-de-Lacerda, Marcia B. Aguila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755716304375

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