Smoking is considered dangerous for health. It affects the health of both the person who smokes and the person in front of whom he is smoking, but now a new study has revealed that the father’s smoking habit can affect not only his health but also the health of his children. According to research, if the father is a smoker, it can increase the risk of many diseases in his child.
Doctors from the University of California have done this research. It has been published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. This study shows that if the father smoking If he does so, his child is at risk of type 2 diabetes, liver disease and many other metabolic diseases.
How do these diseases pass from father to child?
Research has shown that men who smoke can cause changes in their sperm. Due to these changes, the sugar metabolism and the way insulin works in the body of the child who is born can be affected. Which increases the risk of diabetes in the child. 1 thousand men were included in the research. These were the men who smoked. Of their children, 30 percent had symptoms of diabetes and liver related problems, although scientists say that the research is not on a very large scale yet, but the initial results show that smoking is also affecting the children.
Children’s metabolism may be affected
Research has shown that nicotine enters a person’s body while smoking. It can affect many important processes related to the body’s metabolism. This can change the way insulin works in the body, which can make the person a victim of type 2 diabetes. Due to this, his child may also get this disease in future. The study has also indicated that due to father’s smoking, the liver function of children may be affected.
What to do for protection
Doctors say that if a person is planning to become a father then he should stay away from smoking. Quitting smoking will not only improve your own health but will also reduce the risk of diseases in your child.