Paternal grandfather's high access to food may indicate higher mortality risk in grandsons

(Stockholm University) A paternal grandfather's access to food during his childhood is associated with mortality risk, especially cancer mortality, in his grandson, shows a large three-generational study from Stockholm University. The reason might be epigenetic -- that environmental exposures in one generation may influence health outcomes in following generations.

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