Scientists find how 'obesity gene' makes people fat

[Jessy169]

1. I call B.S. on the "obesity gene"

Looking back at my high school yearbooks -- talking 1969 to 1970 -- out of a few thousands students in my Houston-area high school there were approximately 5 - 10 "fat" kids.

Obesity genes?! Give me a break. Try processed foods, laziness, fast food restaurants all over the place, lack of exercise, eating instead of smoking (or other crutches) to handle stress. Did I say processed foods?

Maybe people who are overweight are relieved to learn about the "obesity gene", because that takes the spotlight off them -- as in, "hey, I've got the obesity gene, nothing I can do about it".

Both of my brothers became obese, and they both managed to slim back down to "normal". It was a mental effort, not a removal of the hated "obesity gene" from their genetic make-up.