Environmental Conditions Impact Offspring Health

Exposure to cold prior to conception causes the resulting offspring to have more brown adipose tissue, which protects against excess weight and metabolic disorders. Scientists studying mice have discovered that this information is passed on by the sperm, and there is a similar correlation in humans. Anyone with lots of brown adipose tissue, or brown fat, can count themselves lucky: this tissue – which is found in some people under the tongue, around the collarbone and along the spine – helps them to use up excess energy. The more brown fat someone has and the more active it is, the lower their risk seems to be of becoming overweight or developing metabolic disorders. https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/environmental-conditions-impact-offspring-health-306029?utm_campaign=Newsletter_TN_BreakingScienceNews&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=64337366&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_1Oq9cq4_0fjHEYz_L9DDQJOe-ZT5DYGAeGOZDiyH1G69CaotMl2U8c1IGv1hDH1d99XRpTxRCbs3bGWQLv11ydkrFkQ&_hsmi=64337366