Father's diet impacts on son's ability to reproduce, study finds stat : phys

Instead, it found a father's diet can affect their son's ability to out-compete a rival's sperm after mating. Credit: Monash University New research involving Monash University biologists has debunked the view that males just pass on genetic material and not much else to their offspring. High-protein paternal diet confers an advantage to sons in sperm competition, Biology Letters (2017). The study sought to understand if the nutritional history of fathers had an effect on their sons. "We also found that the immune response genes were less active in sons of low-protein fathers, while metabolic and reproductive processes were increased in sons of fathers on a high protein diet," she said.




Father's diet can affect their son's ability to out-compete a rival's sperm after mating, said the study published in the journal Biology Letters. Sydney, Feb 16:Debunking the view that males just pass on genetic material and not much else to their offspring, a new study suggests that father's high-protein diet may increase son's ability to reproduce. The study sought to understand if the nutritional history of fathers had an effect on their sons. Experiments were carried out in the fruit fly, which shares many similar pathways and characteristics with human genes. "They differed in their ability to sire offspring, with the high-protein dads producing sons who were doing much better in sperm competition, which means their sperm was more likely to win against a competitor's sperm within the female tract," Zajitschek said.


Father's diet can affect their son's ability to out-compete a rival's sperm after mating, said the study published in the journal Biology Letters. Debunking the view that males just pass on genetic material and not much else to their offspring, a new study suggests that father's high-protein diet may increase son's ability to reproduce. You can do a lot to improve and boost your sperm health and even sperm count. Eating right, not indulging in drugs, tobbacco and even alcohol, and not being exposed to too much heat can help you have better sperm health and sperm count. The study sought to understand if the nutritional history of fathers had an effect on their sons.



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