Boys who smoke in early teens could pass harmful genetic traits to future children
New research suggests that boys who smoke in their early teens risk passing on harmful genetic traits to future children.
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New research suggests that boys who smoke in their early teens risk passing on harmful genetic traits to future children.
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking may not only harm the smoker and those who breathe in the secondhand fumes, but also their future children.
A new study suggests boys who smoke in their early teens risk damaging the genes of their future children, increasing their chances of developing asthma, obesity and low lung function.
People whose fathers smoked in their early teens had epigenetic markers associated with asthma, obesity, and poor lung function.
The study suggests that smoking in the teenage years causes DNA changes in the sperm, which lead to alterations in the DNA of their future babies.