Descendants of undernourished people may be more susceptible to obesity
by Monica Tan from on (#DWA9)
A 12-year-long animal study finds a link between obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease and whether their ancestors were undernourished
People from developing nations who adopt western lifestyles with sufficient or excessive calorie intake could be more susceptible to obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease than their Caucasian counterparts, new research has inferred.
The laboratory-based animal study found a link between greater susceptibility to obesity and diabetes, and whether one's ancestors have been undernourished for several generations, and was published on Friday in the journal Cell Metabolism.
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