New study reveals babies who look like dad are healthier

Study shows babies are healthier a year later when they look like dad

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Mothers may not be too excited about this news, but babies looking like dad may be a good thing. 

A new study by faculty from Binghamton University, State University of New York states that infants who resemble their father at birth are more likely to spend time together with their father and, in turn, be healthier when they reach their first birthday. 

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"Fathers are important in raising a child, and it manifests itself in the health of the child," research professor of economics at Binghamton University Solomon Polachek said.

See the study.

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