Is "Dad Bod" just a meme or is it a real thing?

Lets talk about the biology of Dad Bod, why it happens, and how we should redefine it instead.

Biology might be against you directly after your child is born but frankly, the pudgy, balding caricature of "Dad Bod" is uninspiring. In a world where our children need us to be strong parents that breed strong kiddos, lets take responsibility with this information and Redefine what our bodies should be as Dads.

Citations -
[i] https://www.theodysseyonline.com/clemson/dad-bod/97484


[iii]http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/06/fatherhood_s_physical_and_social_changes_but_dads_have_to_live_with_kids.html

[iv] http://jmh.sagepub.com/

[v] Lee T. Gettler Thomas W. McDade Alan B. Feranil, and Christopher W. Kuzawa. Longitudinal evidence that fatherhood decreases testosterone in human males Published online before print. September 12, 2011, doi:10.1073/pnas.1105403108. PNAS September 27, 2011 vol. 108 no. 39 16194-16199.

[vi] https://www.babble.com/pregnancy/male-brain-expecting-father-pregnancy-couples-relationship/

[vii] Gordon, G.C.; Altman, K.; Southren, A.L.; Rubin, E.; & Lieber, C.S. The effects of alcohol (ethanol) administration on sex hormone metabolism in normal men. New England Journal of Medicine 295:793-797, 1976.

[viii] Kranz GS, Wadsak W, Kaufmann U, et al. High-Dose Testosterone Treatment Increases Serotonin Transporter Binding in Transgender People. Biological Psychiatry. 2015;78(8):525-533. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.09.010.



[ix] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8063004.stm

[x] http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/11/health/beer-belly-fat-may-kill-you/

[xi] http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/conditions/depression/a635/depression-and-suicide-in-men/

[xii] http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/divorcing-depression

[xiii] http://fatherhood.about.com/od/newdadsresources/a/dads_benefits.htm