Situating the Father: Strengthening Interdisciplinary Collaborations between Sociology, History and the Emerging POHaD Paradigm
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Overview of Epigenetics Research on POHaD
3.2. Historical Focus on Fathers’ Diets
3.3. Sociology of Fathers’ Dietary Preferences and Impact on Family Health
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Mayes, C.; Lawson-Boyd, E.; Meloni, M. Situating the Father: Strengthening Interdisciplinary Collaborations between Sociology, History and the Emerging POHaD Paradigm. Nutrients 2022, 14, 3884. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14193884
Mayes C, Lawson-Boyd E, Meloni M. Situating the Father: Strengthening Interdisciplinary Collaborations between Sociology, History and the Emerging POHaD Paradigm. Nutrients. 2022; 14(19):3884. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14193884
Chicago/Turabian StyleMayes, Christopher, Elsher Lawson-Boyd, and Maurizio Meloni. 2022. "Situating the Father: Strengthening Interdisciplinary Collaborations between Sociology, History and the Emerging POHaD Paradigm" Nutrients 14, no. 19: 3884. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14193884