Parents' metabolic traits can affect child's health over time, study shows

Parents' metabolic traits can affect child's health over time, study shows

New research at Lund University shows that the biological parents' genes affect the child's insulin function and capacity to regulate blood sugar levels and blood lipids in different ways. Such knowledge may be used to develop preventive treatments that reduce the child's risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Parents influence their children's biology more than previously thought

9.04.2025 - Parental genetic traits linked to changes in children's DNA methylation A new study, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry , shows that parents' genetic traits-especially those of mothers-can influence how their children's DNA is expressed, even when those traits are not directly inherited.