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Is obesity a genetic problem

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13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

There are many reasons behind obesity and genes are one of them. According to research, the percentage of obesity that can be attributed to genetics varies, depending on the population examined, from 6% to 85%. Thus, it can be concluded that it is a genetic problem in quite a few cases.

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