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Old 01-24-12 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Wogster
It probably isn't, but appears so.... Children learn their eating habits, from their parents, if the parents over eat and under exercise, then the child learns this behaviour. This is why it appears that obesity is genetic. Because when you look back at the last 4 generations, they are all heavy.
That is why studies of separated children/twins are helpful, to control for this factor.
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