Thursday, September 22, 2016
Essentialism and obesity
The Internet has recently brought forth some news about research on so-called "obesity genes".
Obesity is an increasing problem (no pun intended, of course). Why it occurs and how it might be mitigated are hot topics in medical science. One such area of research concerns the genetic contribution to obesity. Is there an obesity gene or genes and, if so, what might be done about it?