Am I Destined To Be This Size?
"Genes load the gun, and the environment pulls the trigger" -- is one way to look at how much of weight is within our control.
Food, We Need To Talk · WBUR
January 20, 202016m 48s
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Show Notes
You know better than to expect life to be fair. But still, it's enough to drive anyone crazy: Some people seem to be able to eat anything they want and never gain weight.
About 50% of weight variation stems from genetics, according to Rooth Loos, a professor of public health at the Icahn School of Medicine. We'll also hear from Yale neuroscientist Dana Small.
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