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  • What's It Mean To Be Parents?
    By: Knight Pierce Hirst | - Expectant mothers should be careful of what they eat - especially during the first trimester of their pregnancies. A Cal Poly/Brown University study examined the food intake of 285 pregnant women and recorded their babies' weights at birth and at 6 months. Overweight and obese women who consumed more than 20% of their calories from sweets were more than twice as likely to have overweight or obese babies at birth and at 6 months than heavy women who consumed less than 20% from sweets. Expectant m ...
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  • A Healthy Mind Equals A Healthy Body
    By: HolisticDentistry | - There is a Chinese proverb that goes like this: "A smile will gain you ten more years of life." These words were written countless centuries ago, yet today they ring more true than ever. The links between oral health and overall health are being established on a near daily basis and the implications are astounding! Imagine if by simply brushing and flossing regularly, you were able to prevent a heart attack? We may not be there quite yet, however a definitive connection has been established betw ...
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  • Addiction: Is It In The Genes?
    By: Ron Parker | - When it comes to addiction philosophies, there are two general schools of thought: that addiction is a disease with genetic influencers, or that addiction is a condition caused by underlying mental, emotional or spiritual issues. In the case of the former addiction is treatable with detox, inpatient or outpatient treatment and general recovery support for life. In the case of the latter, it is presumed that treating the underlying cause will naturally treat the addiction. However, there is fa ...
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  • Ideas To Stop Hair Loss
    By: Kevin Whitsitt | - Some people are very concerned with hair loss and some people just dont care. If you check out my website you will know that I'm a guy who is fairly bald. I fall in the category that I really dont care about hair loss. In fact I actually enjoy not having hair, I just have to watch out for the summer when I have to constantly wear a hat so my noggin doesnt end up getting fried.

    Hair has two different parts the follicle beneath the skin and the fuzzy part that everyone can ...

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  • Genes And Diseases
    By: Charles Godbout | - The influence of genes in diseases is remarkable. There are diseases that are called genetic, including the sickle cell, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and Down syndrome. These illnesses are caused by genetic variations. On the other hand, diseases such as chicken pox and lung cancer are caused by environmental exposure. Disorders such as certain cancers, dementia, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular are triggered both by environmental and genes.

    Genetic illnesses are classified a ...

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  • Dna Genetics Release The 60 Day Wonder Feminised Seeds
    By: Roman Banja | - DNA Genetics is a cannabis company that began in the later years of the 1980's, at Hollywood, California. The seeds were collected from friends, family, acquaintances and such people. Now, since the company was based in California, it had access to a variety of exotic herbs, that was not available elsewhere and the company worked with those for many years.

    In the 1990's, Proposition 215 was passed by the government which made smoking of pot legal and allowed for it to be used in med ...

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  • The Value Of Relationships
    By: Viswas Mahale | - Your near and dear ones are the most important gifts in your life, your family and friends rank pretty much high on your list of priorities. Even in business, people constitute one of the most important factors in the day to day running of the organization. Thus, it is vitally important that people develop and nurture existing relationships as well as form new relationships. One of the most important factors that lead to individuals attaining success is people. Most people succeed because there ...
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  • The Role Of Dna
    By: Charles Godbout | - Genetics is the scientific examination of heredity, a process in which a parent organism passes specific genes onto their offspring organisms. In humans, the parents pass onto their children certain genes which can be the basis for the children's appearance-such as hair color, eye color, height, body structure, skin color and more-and other traits.

    The impact of genes can be tremendous. Some of the characteristics which are affected by heredity include natural talents and abilitie ...

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  • What Is Genetics?
    By: Charles Godbout | - Genetics, being a discipline of biology, is a scientific study of genes, heredity and the differences in living organisms. In ancient times, the application of the knowledge of genetics was used to improve animal domestication and crop produce through selective breeding.

    The modern concept of genetics was geared towards understanding the process of inheritance, and which began in the middle of the nineteenth century with the works of Gregor Mendel. Although in his time, he was un ...

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  • Understanding Gene Therapy
    By: Charles Godbout | - Gene therapy is an approach employed by scientists to correct defective genes. Its principles are outlined by genetics, in which genes have a significant role in the human body's response to nutrition and medicines, and contraction of some diseases having genetic component.

    The genes are the basic functional and physical units of heredity, and which are carried on the chromosomes. They contain codes of instructions about making proteins as they are the particular sequences of base ...

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  • The Importance Of Genetics
    By: Charles Godbout | - Genetics is a branch of science that deals on scientific examination of genes, heredity and variations in organisms. The use of genetic knowledge can be traced to early civilizations when people relied on genetic information to improve the productivity of domesticated species of plants used for food such as corn, wheat and rice, and the species of domesticated animals.
    The genetic influences were applied not only to increase the yields of crops. The agriculturist of the old time used gene ...

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  • Your Spine's 7 Deadly Sins That Lead To Poor Health
    By: Michael W Harris | - Ignore, neglect or even abuse your back and you will become one of the 80 percent of Americans who suffer from severe to moderate chronic back pain. Give your back a break! Treat it with respect and it will support you your entire life.

    Here are seven sins that can spell pain and suffering to back health if not avoided.

    Sin 1-Lifting with your back The muscles in your legs work synergistically to be the most powerful group in your body. Your back muscles on the other ha ...

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  • Lose The Love Handles
    By: Lana Soko | - I see this question asked many times, how do I get rid of my love handles. Most of us have them, most of us want to get rid of them but for some reason we just learn to live with them. I can understand why, as getting rid of love handles isnt easy.

    So what causes love handles? Its a build up of fat, which can either be caused by having too much fat in your diet or as a result of genetics. Some of us are lucky enough to have fat spread thinly throughout our body, so we dont ...

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  • Human Genetics And Genetic Disorders
    By: kellyprice1225 | - Human genetics is the basis of the inheritance in human beings. Encompassing a wide variety of overlapping fields that include classical genetics, molecular genetics, extogenetics, and multiple other types of genetics, it is a very important aspect of biological science.

    Usually the behavioral pattern in human beings is determined on the basis of genetic factors. Genes are the basic factors that influence the physique as well as psychology of a person. That is reflected in their be ...

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  • Natural Hair Loss Remedy For Men
    By: Neelima Reddy | - Baldness is a condition where there is an absence of the hair on the head. This usually occurs on men. Hair is everywhere on the body except for the palms and soles of the feet. If there is a problem on the body system that destroys the balance of the hair growth and cause hair to fall, this will cause more hair loss, and then eventually lead to baldness. When this happens, you need to turn to an effective hair loss remedy.

    Obviously, the symptoms for baldness are the falling and th ...

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  • A Couple Of Remedies For Dark Circles Under Eyes
    By: Stephie G. Brown | - Some folk can be terribly funny because they're so excited to grasp the remedies for dark circles under eyes without even knowing first the reason they have the condition.If you do this thing, it is like wanting to have the ability to stop an issue without first thinking what problem should you deal with.

    Basically, dark circles under the eyes are a condition that bothers a lot of folks. The majority of the time, this is a genetic-related issue thus it can slightly be practically cert ...

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  • How To Treat Dark Circles? Know The Solution Here!
    By: Stephie G. Brown. | - Although more notable among girls, both women and men can really become victims of dark circles under the eyes. And even though this condition is nothing harsh or not even potentially fatal but this may for sure become a genuine problem among folk because they are able to permit the person to look beat and much older so you do not need to have this for sure.

    Of course, no one would like to look this way hence no one for sure will be happy to become the next victim of this condition he ...

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  • Dark Circle Eye Cream To Beat The Trouble In No Time
    By: Stephie G. Brown | - Dark circles situated round the eyes aren't issues which will permit you to rest easily at night without being worried. The reality is, this is one of the most typical reasons why many individuals would fret at nights.This skin darkening may appear due to hereditary reason ; there are occasions when this is thanks to the absence of sleep or sickness. Dark under eye circles aren't pretty to have because this may permit the person to look beat or maybe older than their real age. Due to this, folks ...
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  • Hide Dark Circles Through Various Options
    By: Stephie G. Brown | - If you would like to hide dark circles, there are many things that you can do. Your choice will vary depending on your budget and the process you are willing to submit yourself into. The result too will differ depending on the process you wish to do. This is why you need to do thorough research before deciding to opt for something.

    1. For one, you can try and hide dark circles using some moisturizing cream for twice each day ; this can further let you firm the skin. A sensible choice ...

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  • Nature-made Dark Circle Cream
    By: Stephie G. Brown | - What a lot of people don't realize is that there is a solution to get rid of eye dark circles. The problem with the lack of complete understanding can be very dangerous to a person because one may suffer from a big dilemma of feeling like a human panda which can become a constant source of mockery when the truth is that there is a solution to the problem. There are actually a lot of solutions; one of those is the dark circle cream which can give varying result depending on the brand that you mak ...
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  • How To Cure Dark Circles Info
    By: Stephie G. Brown. | - Dark circles are customary condition of the skin. Because people are very conscious on the way they look, most are looking for the answer on how to cure dark under eye circles.

    Despite the widely held belief, it's not correct that this is due to stress or the fact that you are raving the full night-although these may trigger the issue, but this isn't always the case. Nonetheless, this is not something which is fired by fatigue. Dark circles of the eyes are nothing apart from undeniabl ...

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  • Discover The Causes Of Dark Circles And The Solutions
    By: Stephie G. Brown | - Unless the idea of being a zombie sounds good to you, it is typical that you will abhor the idea of having dark circles around your eyes. In this regard, many are on the look for some information about the causes of dark circles so they can prevent the problem even before it starts to eat one's self-esteem.

    Know the factors behind dark under eye circles

    There are actually a lot of factors which will lead someone to experience the trouble given by dark circles situated under ...

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  • The Neuroplastic Fantastic: The Power Of The Mind To Change The Brain
    By: Don Joseph Goewey | - Back in the 1980s, the Dalai Lama asked a group of world class neuroscientists if the mind could change the brain. It is a critical question. Does the brain direct us, or do we direct the brain? Are we genuinely free? Or are we stuck with the way genetics and early childhood wired our brains, with no real potential in our makeup for personal growth and spiritual transformation. The latter is the answer the scientists gave the Dalai Lama. They said the mind cannot change the brain. Nothing can ...
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  • Ways To Increase Getting Pregnant
    By: iwannagetpregnant | - Often when people set about to have a baby, particularly later in life, they discover that it is much more difficult than they anticipated. This is often because they have a reduced fertility, for any number of reasons. This does not necessarily mean they are unable to have children, only that it requires a bit more effort. Luckily, a lot of research has been done on how to increase fertility, and treatments exist, ranging from medical drugs and procedures to increase fertility, to lifestyle shi ...
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  • Aggression
    By: Dr.Wagner Paulon | - Aggression
    Dr.Wagner Paulon
    10/2009

    In psychoanalysis, as well as other social and behavioral sciences, aggression refers to behavior between members of the same species that is intended to cause pain or damage.

    Predatory or defensive behavior between members of different species is not normally considered "aggression".

    The assault led to a variety of forms among humans and can be physical, mental or verbal.

    Aggression should not ...

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  • Here"€™s The Rundown On Type 2 Diabetes
    By: Ashley Ford | - What is Diabetes?

    Basically type 2 diabetes is a lifelong disease. It happens when a bodys cells cannot use insulin the right way and/or when the pancreas isnt capable of making enough insulin. Insulin ultimately allows blood sugar or glucose to enter your bodys cells for energy. If the insulin is not available to do its job it causes too much sugar to build up in the blood. Eventually this overstock of sugar in the blood can cause damage to your eyes, heart, blood vessels, ...

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  • Is Breast Cancer Genetic?
    By: Fallas | - While a tremendous amount of research has been done on the causes of breast cancer, an exact breakdown by percentages or some such measure is still not completely accurate. Hormone levels and those levels related to age are factors. Diet and heredity are also among the most important indicators of breast cancer probability.

    The hormones in question are estrogen and progesterone. Any levels significantly different from the average of the females at the age the woman is, represents an ...

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  • The Main Causes Of Obesity: Is Obesity Genetic?
    By: Daniel Beasley | - There are a number of rare conditions in which obesity is directly caused by genes. In addition, this includes disorders such as Bardet-Biedl syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome. Also, many people who are obese do not have these diseases. Moreover, excessive weight gain has a lot to do with the food choices and the amount of exercises that persons get on a daily basis then genetics. Likewise, some people have genetic factors that lead them to be extra prone to getting overweight or obese. Also, l ...
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  • The Main Causes Of Obesity: Do Over-eating Play A Lead Role In Obesity?
    By: Daniel Beasley | - Many people are unsure about what causes obesity. Have you ever wondered why you are gaining a lot of weight? In addition, many people think that eating the wrong food put on the extra weight but thats not always the case. The problem could be eating too much of the food. For example, if you are eating a 4 ounce grilled chicken breast for dinner but decides to eat three more portions of grilled chicken breast. Its not healthy too eat that much food in one meal and can cause exce ...
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  • Cancer And Genetics, Is There Really A Connection
    By: Alan-nz | - We all believe that genetics play an important part in why there is so much cancer nowadays. When one is informed the reason theyve got cancer was because of genetics they have a feeling of despair and helplessness and it was all because of whom they were descended from and bad luck. The facts are, this information might not be true and blaming faulty genes passed down from your parents or grandparents for your cancer is but an excuse to cover up the ignorance of the real cause.
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  • Genetic Breakdown Of Genes That Control Labrador Retriever Coat Color
    By: William Williford | - Determination of coat color within the Labrador Retriever breed can be a daunting task. Through years of breeding this breed of dog I have compiled much information. The question asked on a regular basis is..." what color will the puppies be ? " so I decided to pull all my knowledge together and explain the genes that determine the coat color as simply as possible. Below is a detailed description of the genes and their purpose. Just remember that "B" controls the color of coat and "E" regulates ...
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  • Gene Testing Online - Do You Really Want To Know?
    By: Katt Mollar | - In Mid-September of 2008, Google founder Sergey Brin launched a personal blog, Too. The first post in that blog was a stunner and received huge media attention! The blog post unveiled that Brin who underwent a gene test at 23andMe, a California-based gene testing company co-founded by his wife Anne Wojcicki, is carrying a mutant gene linked to Parkinson's disease. According to the results of 23andMe's gene test, Brin's genetic profile includes mutation of a gene, called LRRK2. And previous resea ...
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  • Gaining Weight For Skinny Guys
    By: Bryan Kavanagh | - Skinny guys are at a genetic disadvantage when training for size and strength. They train harder than anybody in the gym but still get little or no results. In reality it is their fault! The Dont eat enough and train using unsuitable 'old school' bodybuilding programmes.

    Hard luck! You may not put on muscle as easily as the 300lb wrecking ball in the gym, but you can still make serious progress. . it will just take time and dedication and careful planning. Not unlimited numbers of ...

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  • Genetic Factors Contributing To Obesity
    By: Daniel Beasley | - Research has shown that if both parents are obese, there is a 71 percent chance that their children will be obese. If one of the parents is obese, there is a 42 percent chance that their children will be obese. Furthermore, if neither of the parents are obese, there is an 8 percent chance that their children will be obese.
    Some researchers believe that children inherit their body structure from their parents. Children of bigger built parents (endomorphs) are usually big and children of n ...

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  • The Untold Story Of Christ Jesus
    By: B Weiser | - Welcome back to all of our mortal Friends. It would appear that you folks have been getting neglected as of late. Seems that we haven't written any Articles for mortal consumption for over 2 Months now. That is because our NEW Reformation has been obsessed with producing a New Book for the mortal class beings, which sets the Record Straight. Obviously, this has consumed our creative energy for a time and since We are Back, would herald the Completion of said work.

    We will make eve ...

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  • What Causes Add Or Adhd?
    By: Dr Kenny Handelman | - While many people consider ADD or ADHD to be caused by many 'social factors', i.e. bad parenting, video games, poor schools, etc., research is clear that the social causes have no merit with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

    The first place to start with the cause of ADD or ADHD is genetics. It is a very genetic disorder.

    There is term called 'heritability', which refers to how genetic a disorder is. As an example - breast cancer is 30% heritable - meaning t ...

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  • New Hereditary Hair Loss Gene Discovered
    By: Hairlossline.com | - Scientists at Bonn and Dsseldorf Universities investigated more than 500,000 positions in the human genome and found a gene variant which occurs clearly more repeatedly in bald men than in control individuals. This means they have found a novel hair loss gene, according to their transcription in Nature Genetics.
    In 2005, these scientists had earlier characterized the first hair-loss gene inherited through the maternal line, which explained why hair-loss in men once more reflects that ...

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  • These Is The Relationship Between Alcoholism And Genetics
    By: Muna Wanjiru | - The question "is alcoholism is genetic oriented" has not a definite answer. However there are some evidences that it could be. A genetic study shows that some clusters of genetic variation play an important role in alcohol addiction. Alcoholism and genetics related factors are discussed below:

    It is shown that all individuals with a family history of alcoholism have some risk of developing the problem of alcoholism. Family history of alcoholism means that either or both the paren ...

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  • The Proven Scientific Action/reaction" Solution To Weight Loss
    By: Sam Robbins | - How many different diets, exercise programs and/or pills have you tried in your never-ending goal to lose weight but nothing ever seems to work or last long-term? There is one specific reason why, and you'll discover the proven scientific Action/Reaction" solution to easier, faster and long-term weight loss -- especially stubborn fat!
    Many so-called experts will say the cause of weight gain (especially in those stubborn fat areas) is due to a lack of will power ... hence, yo ...

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  • What Are The Factors That Determine An Athlete's Speed Potential?
    By: David Horne | - We are not all created the same! How true this is. So when it comes to determining your speed potential there are several key factors that can either assist or inhibit your ability to become faster. The key point here is that every athlete can become faster, how fast is just often determined by factors out of our control. This article outlines these factors and provides you with some background in understanding an athlete's speed potential.

    Genetics: Some of the factors that affec ...

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  • Here's Why You're Fat - And It's Not Your Parents Fault
    By: Bob Giddy | - Your bum's too big, your arms are puny and your belly's bulging; in life there's always going to aspects of your body that you're not happy with. Most of these things are easy to change, however if you're an adult you can't make yourself taller, change your body type or make your shoulders wider. Accept the fact that some aspects of yourself you can never change, and instead focus on the things you can change, like losing the belly or putting some muscle on to your arms.

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  • Evolution: The Devil Is In The Details (part Two Of Four)
    By: Jerry Richard Boone | - Genetics: DNA Facts of Life

    Why did you turn out to be human rather than, say, an orangutan? Let's take a look at the DNA facts of life, so you can tell your children or grandchildren. No, it won't be boring! In fact the answer is quite simple.

    The genes you received from your parents were coded for a Homo sapien. Genes, of course, go a lot further in filling out all of the assorted details which you see reflected in your mirror. Skin, eyes, hair color, si ...

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  • Changing The Information Flow From Your Dna Can Change Your Life
    By: Bruce Forciea | - When James Watson and Francis Crick first discovered the structure of DNA in 1953 they thought they had discovered the secret of life. This complex nucleic acid was capable of storing all of the information necessary to produce and maintain a living organism. The science of genetics was born and moved toward a complete understanding of the gene culminating in the genome project which mapped the human genome in 1993.

    Our genes determine what our bodies look like and how they work. ...

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  • The Best Food
    By: Wysong | - Everyone eats so everyone has an opinion about food. But if health is the objective, mere opinion doesn't count nor does fad or majority rule.

    Most people think the average cooked diet based upon official food pyramids is just fine. Some eat predominantly fast food. Others advocate veganism (eating only plant foods), or lacto-ova vegetarianism (plants plus milk and eggs). There are also proponents of special foods such as fresh juices, soybean products and macrobiotic cooked gr ...

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  • What Causes Psoriasis?
    By: Camry James | - When people are diagnosed with psoriasis, it changes them physically because of the lesions that appear on the skin. But, just as importantly, it may influence how they work, play, view themselves and interact with others.

    What Causes Psoriasis?
    Psoriasis may be one of the oldest recorded skin conditions. It was probably first described around 35 AD. Some evidence indicates an even earlier date. Yet, until recently, little was known about psoriasis.

    While sci ...

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  • Did You Inherit "fat Genes" - The Truth About Biology And Body Fat
    By: Tom Venuto | - Copyright 2006 Tom Venuto

    "Battle Your Biology? Fat Chance," proclaimed a headline in the health section of the New York Post newspaper recently. Quoting new research and citing psychologists, dietitians and physicians, the article said that more and more evidence proves that your weight is genetically determined, and if you're fat, "it's not your fault" and there's not much you can do about it. "We've known for a while that genes - more than environment and behavior - explain obe ...

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