The relationship of our overweight world – is there a connection between genetics and purchase?

Authors

  • László Halmy Magyar Elhízástudományi Társaság (Hungarian Society of Obesitology) H-1121 Budapest, Budakeszi út 48/b.

Abstract

At present, 310 millions of people are involved in the epidemic of obesity and 1,2 billions are overweight. The medical significance of obesity is in the illnesses accompanied with it, like diabetes, hypertonia and cardiac failure. How can the individual be responsible for that and what part could genes play in the obesity? Can our rushing world be blamed for that all? This article is to deal with these questions.

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Published

2008-02-15

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2-3 (2008)

Section

Articles