A recent British study shows that there is a link between childhood obesity and genes. "Fat genes" is considered a major factor in obesity among children, scientists say.
Prof. Jane Uardal compares the weight of identical twins who have identical genes and dvuyaychni whose genes differ. She and her team found that 77% of the variation in weight and waist circumference in children is due to heredity. "The survey shows that we should not throw all the blame for childhood obesity on parents. Unlikely to be due to genetic predisposition is more than improper feeding of the child. "Uardal explains.
But if this is true. Here are a few observations on the topic and answers to the experts:
Objection 1:
Genes have not changed in recent decades, obesity has begun to take the form of an epidemic in recent years. Therefore, obesity may not be genetically embedded.
Of course it is not possible genes have changed in a short time, but this can not be a serious argument against the idea of genetic predisposition. Environmental changes have made almost everyone thicker. But what do our genes and which are always right to decide how thick to be compared with others.
Objection 2
The incidence of obesity increases sake and sedentary lifestyle - much TV, moving cars, less traffic and very harmful wounds. This has nothing to do with genes.
All these factors definitely influence obesity, and both children and adults, but more interesting is why these factors have a bad influence on some people more than others. That is why it is considered that genes play an important role in this process and make some people more susceptible than others. Furthermore, genes can exert their influence on our lifestyle - some people more sport because they love sports, others eat more because it is their.
Objection 3
If obesity is due to genes, therefore we can not do anything to get rid of it. The claim that is genetically embedded gives excused for overweight people to do nothing about it, and parents to shrink shoulders helplessly.
Than anything this study shows, this statement is really the most dangerous. The fact that genes work to the detriment of some people is a fact, but if you eat less and more sports can be controlled weight.
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