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Can we catch obesity the same way we catch a cold?
It has been suggested that Adenovirus (Ad36) usually causing just a respiratory disease, can actually cause obesity. It appears that at least a third of obese people carry the virus in comparison to 11% of lean people. It has been suggested that the adenovirus invades other tissues and organs, including adipocytes, which actually proliferate in response to adenovirus.
Low grade infections were postulated to be underlying obesity before yet the theory proposed has been largely ignored and funding refused for further exploration.
However, is the evidence really there? Or are the media creating new public scare?
Infectobesity
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Low grade infections were postulated to be underlying obesity before yet the theory proposed has been largely ignored and funding refused for further exploration.
However, is the evidence really there? Or are the media creating new public scare?
Infectobesity
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By Agnieszka Lichanska, posted 1209 days ago
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Re: Can we catch obesity the same way we catch a cold? |
For the most part, the obesity epidemic in the U.S. is explained by our inactive, overindulgent lifestyle behaviors," says Lona Sandon, an assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas. "It is possible that viruses may play a role in setting us up for becoming overweight, similar to how our genes may be programmed to lead to obesity under the right circumstances," Sandon notes. But for now, says Sandon, "people need to stick with what works for preventing and treating obesity. Eat less and move more. We may not be able to change our genes and environment, but we can change the way we eat and exercise." Attachment: No |
