Rising rural BMI is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

Re:Rising rural BMI is the main driver of the global obesity... by _bxg1 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @05:26PM (#20762005)

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/why-people-be...

> Research suggests that for some people, genes account for just 25% of the predisposition to be overweight, while for others the genetic influence is as high as 70% to 80%.

Using Google also isn't "work", and neither is being considerate of others who don't have your exact same set of strengths and weaknesses.

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Re:Rising rural BMI is the main driver of the global obesity... by nradov on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @06:26PM (#20762570)

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make? For every person there is a level of energy input below which they will lose weight. Genetics plays a role but even in extreme cases the impact is no more than a few hundred kcal/day.

Being considerate is great, but making excuses and pretending that the laws of thermodynamics don't apply doesn't help anyone.

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