1877: Obesity, It’s Not Your Genetics

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In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover ten reasons that obesity has become so prevalent in the past century, and it is not genetics.

  • Obesity, it’s not your genetics. Your genetics are NOT why you are obese! It’s about your lifestyle and the environment you are in. (1:57)
  • How are people affected by their genetics? (5:08)
  • Ten Environmental Factors/Lifestyle Choices that Play a Role in Obesity. (11:56)
  • #1 – You eat hyper-palatable, ultra-processed foods. (12:20)
  • #2 – You do not move much. (19:44)
  • #3 – You have little muscle. (23:01)
  • #4 – Food requires little work, so we respect it less. (24:51)
  • #5 – Endocrine disrupting chemicals. (29:19)
  • #6 – We stay up later and sleep less. (32:22)
  • #7 – We eat when distracted. (36:09)
  • #8 – Liquid calories. (41:03)
  • #9 – Antidepressants. (44:02)
  • #10 – Birth control. (47:55)

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