Being a father can come with the side effects f bad health, according to new research.
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00:00Being a father can come with the side effect of bad health, according to new research.
00:05The study, published in AJPM Focus, found that later in life, fathers have poorer heart
00:10health compared to non-fathers.
00:13Experts say that the stress and responsibilities of parenting might make it more difficult
00:18to maintain healthy heart habits.
00:21It's good to know that there were variations based on the age at which men become fathers
00:26and on the ethnic background of participants, according to the study researchers.
00:30Heart health was also found to be worse for men who had become dads at 25 or younger, especially
00:36for Black and Hispanic men.
00:38A lead study researcher said, quote,
00:40To improve the health of families, we need to consider the multidirectional relationship
00:44among mothers, fathers, other caregivers, and children.