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Expectant dads get chubby

Finding sympathetic pregnancy in monkeys suggests the fat is useful.

Male monkeys gain weight during their partner's pregnancy, and this finding hints at a biological basis for expectant fathers' expanding waistlines.

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Posted by Mark Peplow on February 1, 2006 04:15 PM |

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