In an article written by the NY Times, there was a study conducted to see if there was a correlation between obesity and one’s genetic makeup. Many believe that your genetic component is stronger than your environment. Dr. Hiroschorn, an author for Nature Medicine states that genetics offers indications of who is and isn’t at risk of being obese. “Finding a genetic footprint for obesity has proved challenging. With rare exceptions, there’s not one gene or even a few that are the culprits. Instead, obesity is spurred by thousands of gene variants acting in concert. Each variant exerts a tiny effect”.
With the data given from these genetic variants, it could help the providers give the patients the proper guidance and support to live a healthier lifestyle in anticipation of weight-related health dangers. The scores given can give us an idea of when young children could get obesity as adults. This would provide a lot of help for the future generations of kids and prevent issues such as heart disease (elevated cholesterol and blood pressure). Aside from genetic factors, there are also environmental factors that greatly affect the individual but genetic composition is definitely important.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/health/obesity-genetic-risk-score.html?searchResultPosition=2
https://obesitymedicine.org/blog/obesity-and-genetics/
it is interesting to see that obesity can be predicted by genetic scores. Looking at a person's genetics to tell if they are going to be at risk of getting obesity is good because people can start taking precautions to avoid developing heart disease.
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