How Can Genetics Cause Obesity
Health Encyclopedia: Obesity
Obesity is a term used to describe body weight that is much greater than what is considered healthy. There are many ways to determine if a person is obese, but experts believe that a person's
Adults with a BMIgreater than30 are considered obese. Adultswith a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are considered overweight. There are exceptions. For example, an athlete may have a higher BMI but not be...
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Expert & Community Posts
Mom, Dad, and Spinach
By Patrika Tsai , Health Expert...debate about the importance of the environment versus genetics in the obesity epidemic. ... Read more »
Do you have trouble losing weight?
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...wait! There's more! "However, for people who are genetically predisposed to obesity, these... Read more »
Straight from the Womb: Are we dooming our children?
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert...This occurs more than what would be predicted by genetics alone.Historically, the strongest risk... Read more »
Hypertriglyceridemia: Is it all genetic?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...the carriers of triglycerides. These defects are genetic and several genes may be involved. ... Read more »
Insulin: First-line treatment?
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...statements by this author: "Type 2 diabetes has a genetic cause with almost 100% penetrance... Read more »
Health Guide
Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's Deepens
...Disease has been prevelant in the maternal side of my family, I think that our family probably has a genetic link that leads to this disease. With that said, I believe that an individual's health... Read more »Snoring Information
Prevention References Tung A. The Biology and Genetics of Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Anesthesiol Clin North America. 2005; 23(3): 445-461. Goh YH. The physiologic... Read more »Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
...diabetes result from the same causes as hyperglycemia in general, and includes autoimmune disease, genetic, and insulin resistance causes. Gestational diabetes is now viewed as diabetes in... Read more »Familial combined hyperlipidemia symptoms
...Elevated apolipoprotein B100 test Pedigree analysis may show parent or child with high blood fat Genetic testing is available for one type of familial combined hyperlipidemia Read more »Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
...less as a predictor for body weight than their own weight. The risk for may be due to environmental or genetic factors, or both.Ethnic and Socioeconomic Factors. As in adult populations, children... Read more »Images
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