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    Obesity is simply defined as having too much body fat for your particular weight or height. An average figure from the relevant research estimates that obesity is about 40% genetic and 60% due to environmental factors.

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      Fructose obesity culprit

      Researchers at the University of Colorado have discovered that obesity and insulin resistance may be tied to the fructose your body makes as well as to the fructose you eat. In a study involving ...

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      Obesity: genetic or environmental?

      Rachael Taylor is a Research Associate Professor based at the Edgar National Centre for Diabetes Research, University of Otago. Her research focuses on the environmental factors that contribute ...

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