enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Genetics of obesity - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics_of_obesity

    Like many other medical conditions, obesity is the result of an interplay between environmental and genetic factors. [2] [3] Studies have identified variants in several genes that may contribute to weight gain and body fat distribution, although only in a few cases are genes the primary cause of obesity. [4] [5]

  3. Missing a specific blood group may genetically predispose ...

    www.aol.com/missing-specific-blood-group-may...

    Scientists from the University of Exeter Medical School have found that people missing a specific blood group due to a genetic variant may be genetically predisposed to having obesity or overweight.

  4. Thrifty gene hypothesis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrifty_gene_hypothesis

    The main problem with this idea is the timing at which the transition is presumed to have happened, and how this would then translate into the genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes and obesity [citation needed]. For example, the decline in reproductive investment in human societies (the so-called r to K shift) has occurred far too recently ...

  5. NPC1 - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPC1

    There are many factors that can affect obesity, including environment, diet, life-style (sedentary vs. active), genetic predisposition—and even within only the genetic component it is rarely ever just one single gene that is the main cause for obesity or increase in obesity risks.

  6. Researchers have found a ‘clear genetic trigger for obesity ...

    www.aol.com/researchers-found-clear-genetic...

    Obesity isn’t just a matter of food and exercise — it may be in your genetic code, according to new research. “Obesity’s causes are very complex and in the majority of cases, the ...

  7. Genetic predisposition - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_predisposition

    In medicine, genetic susceptibility to a disease refers to a genetic predisposition to a health problem, [1] which may eventually be triggered by particular environmental or lifestyle factors, such as tobacco smoking or diet. Genetic testing is able to identify individuals who are genetically predisposed to certain diseases.

  8. Some people are genetically predisposed to gain weight ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/people-genetically-predisposed...

    Some people’s genetics predispose them to obesity. But nature is not destiny. Here are five tips for losing weight.

  9. Obesity and the environment - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_and_the_environment

    Numerous studies aimed to provide insight into genetic, economic, and/or environmental causes of obesity. According to the "thrifty gene hypothesis, [18] a genetic theory explaining rising obesity rates, certain individuals are genetically predisposed to metabolize food more efficiently than others as a result of human evolution. In times of ...