Obese dads pass on diseases to kids
If you
are planning to be a father, it's about time you start losing weight, as a new
study suggests that your children and grandchildren may inherit your waistline
or metabolic disorders.
Scientists have discovered in mice that obese fathers, even those who did not show any signs of diabetes, passed this negative trait on most frequently to their daughters.
Scientists have discovered in mice that obese fathers, even those who did not show any signs of diabetes, passed this negative trait on most frequently to their daughters.
Sons don't entirely dodge this genetic bullet either—both sons and daughters of obese fathershave increased risks of developing metabolic diseases, such as diabetes.
"If these findings hold true in humans, then a father's diet and body composition at the time of conception is likely to affect his future child's health and risk of lifelong disease," Tod Fullston, Ph.D., a researcher involved in the work from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Robinson Institute, Research Centre for Reproductive Health at the University of Adelaide inSouth Australia, said.
"Fathers should aim to be as healthy as possible at the time of conception to give future generations the best possible chance of good health," he said.
The findings are published in The FASEB Journal.
Source: www.timesofindia.com
13.07.2013
Acceptance leads to satisfactory life
A new
study suggests that older adults learn toadapt and
accept what cannot be changed in order to stay happy.
According to the study by Jaclyn Broadbent, Shikkiah de Quadros-Wander and Jane McGillivray from Deakin University in Australia, when it comes to satisfaction in later life the ability to accept what cannot be changed is as important as the feeling of being able to exert control.
Ageing with satisfaction has been linked to maintaining a sense of control into the later years.
Perceived control consists of two components. Primary control relates to the capacity to make changes to the environment to suit your desire or needs - this applies to older adults living independently in the community.
Secondary control describes making cognitive changes within yourself to adapt to the environment - for example when older adults move into residential care.
In effect, secondary control buffers losses in primary control by helping us to accept what cannot be changed.
The study is published online in Springer's Journal of Happiness Studies.
Source: www.timesofindia.com
13.07.2013
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