Fact Check: The length of the child depends on the father and body size? Learn the truth from the doctor

After the child is born in the house, people start speculating differently. For example, how will the child be lean or fat, what will be the height, the color will be dark or the blonde, the nose and the eyes have gone to the father and the hair has gone to the mother. In this order on Instagram Theuntoldfact A post on the name account claims that a child’s height depends on the father and the body shape depends on his/her mother. Since such things are often heard, it is confusion or really in truth. Know what the doctor says about this claim.

What does the claim say?

It is said in the post how the child’s length would be, it is detected on the basis of the father’s length, while intelligence and body shape can be detected from the mother’s body.

Truth of claim

We have to know the truth of the claim Dr. Vikram Singh, Director and Consultant of Vikram Clinic and Day Care Center, Jaipur Talked to Doctor says, ‘The development of the child is a complex process, which contributes to genetics as well as environment, nutrition, lifestyle, physical activity, adequate sleep and regular checkup. Therefore, it would be wrong to say that the length and body size of the child depends only on the mother or father.

Length -affected factors

The doctor said that the length of the child depends mainly on the DNA of both genetics, ie parents. If both mother and father are long, then the child is prone to long, but this is also the possibility. At the same time, if one of the parents is long and the other is of average length, then the length of the child can also be average. In addition, factors such as nutrition, physical activity and hormones also affect the length of the child.

Body texture does not depend on mother

Doctors explain that the body of the child does not depend on the mother’s body only, but it is affected by both parents’ genes and habits during the mother’s pregnancy, such as diet and lifestyle. The doctor’s advice is that by not believing such myths, he/she should pay attention to the health of his/her child.

What was the conclusion?

In the investigation of a vigilant fact check team, the post on social media in which the child’s length has claimed to depend on the father and the body size, is considered a myth. Doctors say that the expert must be consulted before believing in such a myth.