Overweight dad’s sperm may pass on obesity to offspring

A new study at University of Adelaide, Australia has revealed unhealthy diet of overweight fathers may cause certain changes in sperms.

The findings suggested that epigenetic changes are prevalent in certain regions of sperm cells, which may lead to metabolic disorders in their children and make them more vulnerable to obesity

Researchers identified 21 of changes that were expressed differently in the sperm of mice fed on a high fat diet compared with those on a healthy diet, New Scientist reported.