By Unknown Wednesday, May 21, 2014 genetics overweight A New Understanding of an Old "Obesity Gene" As you know if you've been following this blog for a while, obesity risk has a strong genetic component . Genome-wide association studi...
By Unknown Tuesday, July 16, 2013 genetics overweight The Genetics of Obesity, Part III Genetics Loads the Gun, Environment Pulls the Trigger Thanks to a WHS reader* for reminding me of the above quote by Dr. Francis Collins, di...
By Unknown Tuesday, July 2, 2013 genetics overweight The Genetics of Obesity, Part II Rodents Lead the Way The study of obesity genetics dates back more than half a century. In 1949, researchers at the Jackson Laboratories id...
By Unknown Monday, June 24, 2013 genetics overweight The Genetics of Obesity, Part I Choosing the Right Parents: the Best Way to Stay Lean? In 1990, Dr. Claude Bouchard and colleagues published a simple but fascinating study ...