A dad’s diet can affect a baby’s health before they’re even conceived, a new study from Brazil suggests.

Researchers found that the more ultra processed food (think soda and chips, fast food, boxed cereal) a dad eats, the heavier the baby will be at birth, and the more fat in their thighs and suprailiac region just above the hip, commonly known as “love handles.”

A chubby baby is hardly cause for alarm, but researchers say these signs could point to negative health outcomes as they grow into children and even affect them into adulthood.

This helps shine a light on the father’s role in babies’ health outcomes where research has historically…

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