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A hypothesis is outlined in the article I linked to above. https://www.geneticlifehacks.com/weight-loss-genetics-obesity-virus-adenovirus/#:~:text=Obesity%20epi
by aantix 3y ago
A hypothesis is outlined in the article I linked to above.
https://www.geneticlifehacks.com/weight-loss-genetics-obesity-virus-adenovirus/#:~:text=Obesity%20epidemic%20timing https://www.geneticlifehacks.com/weight-loss-genetics-obesit...
"If the adenovirus infections are playing a role in our obesity epidemic, this would need to be due to infections rising, starting around the early 1980s, when obesity levels started steadily increasing.
I mentioned above that obesity has doubled since 1980 — and that adenovirus seropositivity had doubled by the mid-2000s (Swedish study).
Here’s the CDC graph again – looking at the green lines (dashed green is women and solid green is men)
One piece of the puzzle as to why this could be happening is the increase in kids in daycare, which has been rising since the 80s. A study looking at overweight kids (9-12) found that Ad-36 increased the risk of obesity by 3-fold and that kids who were in daycare before age 24 months were also at an almost 3-fold risk of obesity.[ref]
Another interesting puzzle piece is that Ad36 was first isolated in 1978 in Germany.[ref] (This may not mean that it first existed in 1978, though, just that it wasn’t well-known before then. Other adenoviruses were identified in the 1930s.)"
- refurb 3y agoYet obesity rates vary from very high globally. You'd expect a virus to eventually infect everyone.
- aantix 3y agoThere is genetic susceptibility, as outlined in the article.
- inglor_cz 3y agoThe slimmest country on Earth is probably Viet Nam. Travelers from all around the world tend to remark that once they arrive to Viet Nam, they start losing weight effortlessly. Upon arrival to the US, the very opposite tends to happen. Adenovirus/population genetics must be a minor influence compared to cuisine.
- aantix 3y agoAs stated in the article: "Adenovirus infection statistically increases the risk of obesity quite a bit more than eating sugar, refined carbs, not exercising, or eating too much omega-6 fat. However, stacking all of those reasons together likely adds up to quite a bit of weight gain as well. There is no simple answer, but rather is a complex picture of multiple reasons for weight gain."
- red-iron-pine 3y agocould also be... the high humidity & heat, smaller portions of food (which are heavily fish and veg based), high rates of smoking, general poverty and simply eating less, etc. I lost weight in Thailand and later in Australia, and it was mostly because of the heat, sweating a lot, and generally smaller meals. No magic secret here. Plus the inevitable "Bali belly" that travelers get the first couple days there.
- paulpauper 3y agothe South is humid and hot but very obese. I think it has to do with metabolism. The rice diet does not metabolize into fat as readily there among the natives.
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