Genetics 'Not To Blame for Obese Kids'

What? So fat parent, fat kid... How does that have absolutely nothing to do with genetics? They are already predisposed it genetically, throw in bad eating habits, and viola!

Wow - what a novel idea - who would have thought that what a kid sees around the house everyday and what the family serves for meals influences them. THis is amaziing I would never have known such a thing. Next you'll be telling me that by consuming highly processed foods all the time and not doing any exercise can lead to packing on the pounds for kids and adults. And spice it up with family stresses assoc with econ colapse. Fund my genius right away! This must have been funded by the UK govt with their taxes -

I don't know what a "yard ape" is but f. you if you mean afro-Americans.
My mother is extremely over weight but I am not. I don't believe it's genes but it's not "the same sex parent”.

CR Thunderthighs....did ya have to get a new ID to hide? CR coward itz been a while how many kids ya got now? LMfatAO

Kids are fat because they sit on their dead asses all day playing video games and texting the boob sitting right next to them.That's my 'study' and I'm sticking to it.

BULLSH!T

The crux of this subject is the "Nature vs. Nurture" dichotomy. When I was growing up it was believed that genetic influences vs. socialization influences was a 50-50 proposition. Recent advances in medical tech and research methods, though, astonishingly reveal that the proposition is actually 95-5, in favor of genetics in both physical and psychological phenomenon. Although this particular study reported here finds socialization to be a greater determinant than genetics, what is also true is that the psychological predisposition of the parent is largely genetically determined. And, so, we are back at a focus of using money for research that continues to explore genetic roots of our behaviors.

Eating could be a problem. maybe eating to much or all the time. hmmmmmmmmmmm, They need to spend a couple billion and examine why people are fat. Your taxes are going to be based by your weight. Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo that could break you . huh.

This is as lame as saying being gay is genetic or that you were born that way. Perhaps if parents thought about nutrition they could teach it to their children and instead of text messaging playing games on a computer or watching tv the children could GO OUT SIDE AND PLAY AND GET SOME FRIGGEN EXERCISE!

Yeah, its a glandular problem.....

THE MOUTH GLAND

all civilizations fall from dysgenics...when the unfit and immoral proliferate and rule over the fit and moral...

Obama must have had a male gay mother, cause he came out looking like a turd.

The great thing about fat kids is that normal sized adults can buy the largest versions of their clothes. I save a lot of money on socks, underwear, t-shirts, and pajama pants. Every now and then I can buy what is an ironic t-shirt for me (I don't know, like Transformers).

Thanks fatties!

communist is a system of government where the government plans and controls the economy and in which all citizens are deemed equal . Do you think goverment control of your eating or being overweight is Obamas business???. I got news for you he made it his business and there is a tax planed and you can look it up.

blah blah blah Americans are fat period.

Genetics not to blame for obesity? Hmmm, let me guess,,,FOOD?!

Fats where it at and thin is in.

You know people this takes b******* to a whole knew level. Call it like it is eat like crap and no exercise you get FAT. Some medical problems cause obesity. But if you DAD a turd herder or your moms a carpet queen you have other problems,,,,,,,,,,,,

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I can't believe that a study has to be done that parents are to blame for the fat kids. If mom loves to plow her fat face w/doritos and pepsi and lay inside when its sunny; chances are the kids will think this is how you are supposed to live.

That's right lazy a+s, obese, troglodytes; ur kids are u in a mini version. U choose to stuff the face, then your kids will stuff just as much or more of theirs. Just like shopaholoics, ocd, bi-polar parents and junkies. To each his own habit; and to be owned by your habit.

Too many of them beebo cakes can really put on the poundage in the ole rumper roo, and sittin behind that nintendo all evening long don't help either. Shoot fore, when I was a kid, mama used to make me and my brothers and sisters go out and play in the yard after school, and we always had a nice balanced supper - not fast food or junk food. None of us are fat or ever have been and I think it's because we learned afful early on as kids to stay active.

Buy 10 acreas and put them to work in a big garden. No wait, that would probably be considered slavery. Instead they get to work for the voluntary/mandatory programs that Obama can come up with.

This is the most bullsh*t story I'v ever read. Just look around and you can disprove it a million times over. I know fat kids with skinny parents and fat kids with fat parents. I know skinny kids with fat parents and skinny kids with skinny parents. Sorry, but your theory just doesn't jive and it doesn't make a whole lot of sense either.

We live in a world in which everything 'bad' that happens isn't
our fault. It's Bush's fault

OUTLAW THOSE DAMN SPOONS. WORSE THAN GUNS.

Genes don't make you fat, food makes you fat. Skinny parents, lazy kids, fat kids. Inattentive parent, parent compensates with food, fat kid. I've seen fat kids and parents who don't think their porker is fat, four years old, 85 pounds, just big boned. Genes don't make kids fat, parents make kids fat.

this is crap it is the parents fault they let the kids eat what they want and the parents are to lazy to fix somthing that is good for them

All the little porkers are because mommy gives her darling all the sweets they want to pacify them.

fat kids are funny. ha ha.

When was the LAST time you saw kids playin' outside after the saturday morning cartoons went off?

When was the LAST time you saw kids walkin' around the neighborhood?

When was the LAST time you saw kids climbing trees?

Remember playing "rough n tumble" football as a kid, during fall, playing outside until the street-lights came on, and your mom called for you to come home for supper?

Remember riding your BIG-WHEEL until the front plastic wheel wore a hole in itself?

Remember playing "Army" or "hide n go seek" in the woods for hours?

Remember playing at the ALL-STEEL playgrounds during the HOT summer days?

Or how about the "cuts n scrapes" you got outside?

Tell that to a kid today, and they'll think you're WEIRD...

Sad.