Thursday, December 4, 2014

High-sugar diet in fathers can lead to obese offspring

A new study shows that increasing sugar in the diet of male fruit flies for just 1 or 2 days before mating can cause obesity in their offspring through alterations that affect gene expression in the embryo. There is also evidence that a similar system regulates obesity susceptibility in mice…

High-sugar diet in fathers can lead to obese offspring




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