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Originally Posted by Geewiz
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I don't see that your link provides any conclusive proof that obesity can all be blamed on genes. It only states
possible genetic causes. And one thing I have learned from my studies is that genes don't act alone to cause disease. For example, a person may have a gene for cancer and never get cancer. A person may have a gene for Alzheimer's and never develop that disease.
Not to mention the fact that they have a lot of genes they are looking at that they think
MAY play a role in obesity. Nothing about it is certain.
However, one thing for certain that I notice on these forums is that only a minority of people take diet-control seriously. The majority either think it's a joke or that life is to be enjoyed by eating the processed foods that they like . They say that life is too short to be depriving one's self. It's a poor attitude and they pass that attitude on to their children and grandchildren. They actually encourage poor eating habits.
So it's not so much the fault of the genes that are pased on from generation to generation but the attitudes, habits and traditions. Let's clean it up.