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Can Obesity Come From Parents?

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  Every element of human physiology , development, and adaptation is influenced by genes. The same applies to obesity. However, surprisingly little is known about the precise genes that cause obesity and the magnitude of so-called "genetic environment interactions," the intricate interactions between our ancestry and our upbringing. Following the discovery that almost 40% of a child's weight is inherited from their parents, recent research issues a warning about the potential effects parental overweight and obesity may have on offspring. Additionally, the team discovered that the likelihood of an overweight child increases with parental weight . Obesity can have immediate and long-term effects on a child’s health, including increased risk of asthma, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, and some forms of cancer. Children who are obese are also more likely to have emotional health problems, such as low self-esteem and depression. While a healthful diet an

Do you know the links between obesity and type 2 diabetes?

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  The likelihood of developing various types of diabetes mellitus is known to be influenced by a number of factors, despite the fact that the precise causes of diabetes are still not entirely understood. Being overweight or obese is included with type 2 diabetes (having a body mass index – BMI – of 30 or greater). While current research indicates that obese persons are up to 80 times more likely to get type 2 diabetes than those with a BMI of less than 22, obesity is really thought to be responsible for 80–85% of the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. It is common knowledge that people who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, especially if they have extra weight around their stomachs (abdomen).’ According to studies, abdominal obesity triggers the production of "pro-inflammatory" chemicals from fat cells, which can reduce the body's sensitivity to the insulin it generates by interfering with the insulin-responsive cells' ability t