Health & Fitness
Fat Chance!
A father's weight may impact a couples ability to conceive and the development of the child
If you are planning on conceiving, you better get yourself in shape!
According to a team of experts at the University of Melbourne's Department of Zoology, a father's obesity negatively impacts sperm, which results in smaller fetuses, poor pregnancy success, and decreased placental development.
Society for Reproductive Biology, August 2012