Pregnancy means more pounds for dads, too

For example, the average 6-foot tall man has gained 4.4 pounds in weight after becoming a father for the first time if he lived in the same house with his child. They divided the population into three groups: resident fathers (who live with their children), nonresident fathers and non fathers.

Even though the study could only speculate as to why fatherhood actually leads to this weight gain, fathers were not surprised. Well not directly, but the influence they have on your eating habits and overall lifestyle, says a new research.

The analysis revealed that first-time resident dads experienced, on average, a 2.6 percent increase in their BMI during the period of the study, while non-resident dads experienced a 2 percent increase. “Now the medical field needs to think about how can we help these men of child-rearing age who often don’t come to the doctor’s office for themselves”. “You don’t sleep as well, you might not eat as well as you’re used to and you may not have as much time to participate in sports, or maintaining personal health because you prioritize your children or spouse”, he said.

According to Clemson student Mackenzie Pearson, who wrote a viral essay essay on the appeal of the dad bod, it’s a physique that’s a “nice balance between a beer gut and working out”, the result of going to gym but indulging in a few pizzas once in a while and being okay with that. Dr. Garfield had conducted earlier studies that showed fatherhood was found to motivate men to improve their health. There was only a slight difference for the nonresident dads.

This most recent study took into account all factors such as income, education, race as well as screen time and marriage status, which is also proven to affect weight.

They studied more than 10,000 men over a 20-year period.

In a rather interesting study, researchers have linked childbirth to increase in body weight of new fathers.

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We now realize the transition to fatherhood is an important developmental life stage for men’s health”,

Garfield said. On the other side, a similar 6-foot-tall man who has no kids lost about 1.4 pounds in the same timeframe. “What we found is that fathers increased their weight after they transitioned into fatherhood, compared to men who didn’t become fathers”, Garfield said.so the message here don’t succumb to the dadbod. but there’s a serious message here. Father are happier than their childless peers, they are more motivated to work, be better employees, bring more money. For example, the researchers were unable to tell when exactly the dads gained weight, whether it was during pregnancy or after that.

As a result, pediatricians are in a good position to counsel dads about taking care of their health, according to Garfield.