Summary: Is "Dad Bod" just a meme or is it a real thing?<br><br>Lets talk about the biology of Dad Bod, why it happens, and how we should redefine it instead. <br><br>Biology might be against you directly after your child is born but frankly, the pudgy, balding caricature of "Dad Bod" is uninspiring. In a world where our children need us to be strong parents that breed strong kiddos, lets take responsibility with this information and Redefine what our bodies should be as Dads.<br><br>Citations - <br>[i] <a href="https://www.theodysseyonline.com/clemson/dad-bod/97484" rel="noopener">https://www.theodysseyonline.com/clemson/dad-bod/97484</a><br><br><br>[iii]<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/06/fatherhood_s_physical_and_social_changes_but_dads_have_to_live_with_kids.html" rel="noopener">http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/06/fatherhood_s_physical_and_social_changes_but_dads_have_to_live_with_kids.html</a><br><br>[iv] <a href="http://jmh.sagepub.com/" rel="noopener">http://jmh.sagepub.com/</a><br><br>[v] Lee T. Gettler Thomas W. McDade Alan B. Feranil, and Christopher W. Kuzawa. Longitudinal evidence that fatherhood decreases testosterone in human males Published online before print. September 12, 2011, doi:10.1073/pnas.1105403108. PNAS September 27, 2011 vol. 108 no. 39 16194-16199. <br><br>[vi] <a href="https://www.babble.com/pregnancy/male-brain-expecting-father-pregnancy-couples-relationship/" rel="noopener">https://www.babble.com/pregnancy/male-brain-expecting-father-pregnancy-couples-relationship/</a><br><br>[vii] Gordon, G.C.; Altman, K.; Southren, A.L.; Rubin, E.; & Lieber, C.S. The effects of alcohol (ethanol) administration on sex hormone metabolism in normal men. New England Journal of Medicine 295:793-797, 1976.<br><br>[viii] Kranz GS, Wadsak W, Kaufmann U, et al. High-Dose Testosterone Treatment Increases Serotonin Transporter Binding in Transgender People. Biological Psychiatry. 2015;78(8):525-533. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.09.010.<br><br><br><br>[ix] <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8063004.stm" rel="noopener">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8063004.stm</a><br><br>[x] <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/11/health/beer-belly-fat-may-kill-you/" rel="noopener">http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/11/health/beer-belly-fat-may-kill-you/</a><br><br>[xi] <a href="http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/conditions/depression/a635/depression-and-suicide-in-men/" rel="noopener">http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/conditions/depression/a635/depression-and-suicide-in-men/</a><br><br>[xii] <a href="http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/divorcing-depression" rel="noopener">http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/divorcing-depression</a><br><br>[xiii] <a href="http://fatherhood.about.com/od/newdadsresources/a/dads_benefits.htm" rel="noopener">http://fatherhood.about.com/od/newdadsresources/a/dads_benefits.htm</a>
