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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Obesity: Out Of Our Control?

What if it’s not your fault? What if your particular struggle with weight has a virus as its underlying cause? Some researchers think that there may be more to the problem of obesity than meets the eye. Sometimes there seems to be as many theories about what makes us fat as there are varieties of cookies lining supermarket shelves—unregulated sweets being prominent among the usual suspects.

Dr. Nihil Dhurandhar, a leading researcher in the field, thinks that viral infection may contribute to the development of obesity in some people. At least six different pathogens appear to promote weight gain in animals.

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