Obesity Gone Viral

When it comes to overweight and overeating and the blame was placed upon an obese person's lack of control over his or her eating. Then, the blame was placed upon the omnipresence of the almighty idiot box–the television–and even the snack and fast food industries, which brainwash children and adults to eat their obscenely high-calorie and fat-filled foods. And don't forget genes–which seems to be the source of every disease these days. Genetically predisposed is a catchphrase for many of late. Well, guess what the hot topic cause of obesity is since January! An obesity-causing virus. Yes, I could not have made it up: Dr Nikhil Dhurandhar from Louisiana believes that a common cold virus can interfere with normal bodily processes

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