People getting substantially fatter thanks to our unhealthy environment, says study

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Scientists looked at how what is known as an obesogenic environment affects a person's chances of becoming obese.

of the Department of Public Health and Nursing at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim told Newsweek:"Our genetic propensities for obesity may make it easier for some and more difficult for others to make healthy lifestyle choices. For those with genetic predisposition to obesity, today's environment may make these healthy lifestyle choices even more difficult. We cannot change our genes, however, we can influence the environment in which we live.

-Trøndelag County, and the cohort was representative of the Norwegian population, according to the authors. The data was sorted into five categories according to whether the individuals were genetically predisposed for obesity.in Norway"increased substantially" between the 1960s and the 2000s, and started rising between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Those born after 1970 had a"substantially" higherThose genetically predisposed to obesity saw the biggest increases in1.2kg/m2 higher on average than those with the smallest risk. By the 2000s, this had risen to 2.09kg/m2.

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