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Later in life, fathers have poorer heart health compared to non-fathers, according to findings from the first longitudinal, multi-ethnic US study to look at fatherhood and
Heart health was assessed through a combination of self-reporting on diet, exercise, and smoking habits as well as recorded measurements of body mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood glucose levels.typically being poorer for fathers compared with those who had never been parents, it was worse for men who had become dads at 25 or younger – especially for Black and Hispanic men – and this group had higher death rates too.
"A lot of times we focus on the health of mothers and children, and we don't even think of fathers, but their health has a major influence on their family," The data doesn't prove direct cause and effect, and the health differences between the groups weren't huge – though they were
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