Smoking in adolescence can affect the pace of the aging of the smoker's future children. This conclusion was reached by the scientists from the Norwegian University of Norway, according to the European respiratory company (ers).
The authors of the study found that individuals whose fathers began to smoke at the age of 15 or earlier were more pronounced signs of biological aging than their peers. On average, the participants of this study seemed larger than 9-12 months than their age.
The study was used in the so-called "epigenetic clock", molecular markers, which reflect DNA changes related to aging, the risk of cancer, arthritis and diseases such as diseases.
"Our results show that the boys who start smoking during sexual maturation can unknowing their future children. We believe that the use of smoking can change the sperm's epigenetic material during this period, and these changes are transferred to the next generation, "said Juan Pablo Lopez-Cream.
According to experts, the results emphasize the need for teenagers to prevent more stringent measures to prevent nicotine addiction.
"Smoking damage can be transferred to generation. And although the proportion of smoking teenagers decreases, they use useping products more and more, whose impact is not yet fully studied, "said Stamatoula Cictika.
Translation of: Euromedia24.com
