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How short fathers affect babies
- Genes play a part in determining height and weight
Scientists have worked out which parent to blame if you are unhappy with your weight or height.
- Fathers appear to determine the height of their child while mothers tend to influence how much body fat they will have, a study suggests.
- The work is ongoing, but researchers from the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital say the initial results are clear - taller dads make longer babies.
How fat the father is does not seem to influence a child's fatness, however.
In contrast, whether the mother is fat or not has a major effect on the birth weight of the baby, the team found.
This is likely to be down to the environment in the womb - with overweight