Gene switches turn obesity on
A genetic study reveals that chemical changes to our DNA may make us obese. It is known that sometime in life, methyl chemical groups attach to some of a person’s DNA and can act as dimmer switches. Some of these genetic changes are genetically determined. Others appear to happen very early in life and are...
Obesity and the obese
More often than not, people who suffer from obesity are heard complaining about joint pains much earlier in life as compared to people who maintain their optimum weight. As a doctor, it is easy to ask my patients to reduce their weight, however that is easier said than done. The larger problem at hand is...