Comments on: Obesity Gene http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:25:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html/comment-page-4#comment-639734 David Bradley Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:07:41 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html#comment-639734 Well, if those housing and living conditions were conducive to poor diet, high in calories, and a lack of exercise... Well, if those housing and living conditions were conducive to poor diet, high in calories, and a lack of exercise…

]]> By: Spencer http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html/comment-page-4#comment-639717 Spencer Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:14:51 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html#comment-639717 How would housing and living conditions, as well as the genes inherited from parents, lead to obesity? How would housing and living conditions, as well as the genes inherited from parents, lead to obesity?

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html/comment-page-4#comment-637177 David Bradley Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:26:42 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html#comment-637177 @Ronald You cannot "speed up" the thyroid gland. You can treat a thyroxin deficiency but that has the disadvantage to causing the thyroid gland to atrophy in the end, which means thyroxin is for life. I am not sure that there is much evidence that treating hypothyroidism leads to a reduction in obesity despite its effects on metabolic rate. It seems that reducing calorie intake and increasing calorie use through exercise remains the most promising treatment for obesity. @Ronald You cannot “speed up” the thyroid gland. You can treat a thyroxin deficiency but that has the disadvantage to causing the thyroid gland to atrophy in the end, which means thyroxin is for life. I am not sure that there is much evidence that treating hypothyroidism leads to a reduction in obesity despite its effects on metabolic rate. It seems that reducing calorie intake and increasing calorie use through exercise remains the most promising treatment for obesity.

]]> By: ronald may http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html/comment-page-4#comment-637172 ronald may Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:15:10 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html#comment-637172 Dear sirs has anyone considered speedin ing up the thyroid gland as most have noticed low thyroid counts go hand and hand with normal obesity Dear sirs has anyone considered speedin ing up the thyroid gland as most have noticed low thyroid counts go hand and hand with normal obesity

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html/comment-page-3#comment-392493 David Bradley Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:40:28 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html#comment-392493 There are murmurings from some researchers that the human adenovirus AD36 could be to blame for at least a proportion of obesity cases since 1980... http://tinyurl.com/6gknm9 db There are murmurings from some researchers that the human adenovirus AD36 could be to blame for at least a proportion of obesity cases since 1980…

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]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html/comment-page-3#comment-305446 David Bradley Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:21:53 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html#comment-305446 Rosana, I'm not really sure who you mean should take charge and of whom should "they" take charge? Rosana, I’m not really sure who you mean should take charge and of whom should “they” take charge?

]]> By: rosana dunmon http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html/comment-page-3#comment-305393 rosana dunmon Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:01:41 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html#comment-305393 people should do something about it. there is a lot of things people could do about it but no one is taking charge. people should do something about it. there is a lot of things people could do about it but no one is taking charge.

]]> By: Gus P. http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html/comment-page-3#comment-124708 Gus P. Sun, 15 Jul 2007 04:38:01 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html#comment-124708 David Bradley says: Numbers like 1 in 100 and 1 in 200 are worth considering in the context of genetic disposition, i agree with you. But if those were the numbers that we were talking about, it certainly wouldn't be in a conversation about the epidemic in the United Sates. So yes, genetic disposition may account for "hard losers," who are a fraction of the obese population in the US. And since we can safely assume that the genetic disposition in the US is not multiples of the rest of the world, perhaps we should consider the cultural habits of Americans that make us so much fatter than every other first world country. David Bradley says: Numbers like 1 in 100 and 1 in 200 are worth considering in the context of genetic disposition, i agree with you. But if those were the numbers that we were talking about, it certainly wouldn’t be in a conversation about the epidemic in the United Sates. So yes, genetic disposition may account for “hard losers,” who are a fraction of the obese population in the US. And since we can safely assume that the genetic disposition in the US is not multiples of the rest of the world, perhaps we should consider the cultural habits of Americans that make us so much fatter than every other first world country.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html/comment-page-3#comment-123956 David Bradley Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:32:03 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html#comment-123956 Well, anonymous, I hope your reference to bombing Burger King is as flippant as mentioning Ethiopia in this context. Weight loss is not rocket science, for the vast majority, sure. Ingest fewer calories than you use and you will lose weight. However, there are perhaps individuals who are the opposite of what body builders call "hard gainers", people who for whatever reason accumulate more calories from their diet than others. If the vast majority are fine, then what percentage may be "hard losers"? 1 in 100, 1 in 200. Those are still significant numbers in a population of several hundred million people, surely? Well, anonymous, I hope your reference to bombing Burger King is as flippant as mentioning Ethiopia in this context. Weight loss is not rocket science, for the vast majority, sure. Ingest fewer calories than you use and you will lose weight. However, there are perhaps individuals who are the opposite of what body builders call “hard gainers”, people who for whatever reason accumulate more calories from their diet than others. If the vast majority are fine, then what percentage may be “hard losers”? 1 in 100, 1 in 200. Those are still significant numbers in a population of several hundred million people, surely?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html/comment-page-2#comment-123915 Anonymous Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:38:30 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/obesity-gene.html#comment-123915 Funny how there seem to be so many more people with this genetic problem and faulty gut flora etc in the US and UK compared to, say, Ethiopia. If all the money spent on this research was channeled instead into bombing all the burger kings perhaps the problem would be solved. Just a thought. Maintaining a healthy weight (in the VAST majority of people) is not rocket science. Why try to turn it into it? Funny how there seem to be so many more people with this genetic problem and faulty gut flora etc in the US and UK compared to, say, Ethiopia. If all the money spent on this research was channeled instead into bombing all the burger kings perhaps the problem would be solved. Just a thought. Maintaining a healthy weight (in the VAST majority of people) is not rocket science. Why try to turn it into it?

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