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Genetics as cause of being fat

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The header of the "Causes" sections states that "A limited number of cases are due primarily to genetics, medical reasons, or psychiatric illness", while the subsection on genetics says that " The differences in BMI between people that are due to genetics varies depending on the population examined from 6% to 85%". The seperate article on genectics of besity at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics_of_obesity says the same thing. This seems to me a fairly serious mismatch. Both sources (10.1093/epirev/mxm004 for the claim of 8% -85%, 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.29.020907.090954 for the "limtied" claim) are well cited, but the source for the limited claim doesn't actually adress genetics at all but is mostly concerned with food prices and calioric availability. I would suggest changing the header of the section from "A limited number of cases are due primarily to genetics, medical reasons, or psychiatric illness" to "Genetics contribute to obesity, with contributions between 6% and 85% reported depending on the examined population" (or something to this effect), citing 10.1093/epirev/mxm004. I feel that 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.29.020907.090954 is also not a good source for claums on "medical reasons or psychiatric illness" either, but am not sure how to reword this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:D4:770E:E9A2:58FC:FFD5:C647:8FF5 (talk) 09:52, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]


Protein to carbohydrate+fat ratio as cause of obesity

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An excellent article about the cause of obesity by Simpson and Raubenheimer from 2005 with more than 300 citations: https://www.swissmilk.ch/fr/services/professionnels-de-la-sante/materiel-dinformation/low-carb-plus/-dl-/fileadmin/filemount/k/simpson-05-obesity-the-protein-leverage-hypothesis.pdf

NOVA episode.

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There is a NOVA episode that may be helpful to the writers of this article, "The Truth About Fat". One of the topics it addresses is how Sumo wrestlers, who eat 10,000 calories per day in order to stay bulked up, are healthy. The episode is currently available to be seen on some "On Demand" functions and on YouTube on the "NOVA PBS Official" channel. Very interesting. Thank you for your time, Wordreader (talk) 01:33, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Causes of Obesity

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Obesity 49.36.209.64 (talk) 07:45, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Obesity in Adolescents

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Obesity in teenagers is also something that needs attention. The importance of a personal approach in treating obesity and hypertension in adolescents. Understanding that factors such as gender, age and living environment play an important role in nutritional status and blood pressure allows for interventions that are more effective and tailored to the needs of each adolescent. More information about this topic https://doi.org/10.20473/jn.v19i2.51916 FIn4nwatin (talk) 04:38, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]