1877: Obesity, It's Not Your Genetics

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover ten reasons that obesity has become so prevalent in the past century, and it is not genetics.

• Obesity, it's not your genetics. Your genetics are NOT why you are obese! It's about your lifestyle and the environment you are in. (1:57)
• How are people affected by their genetics? (5:08)
• Ten Environmental Factors/Lifestyle Choices that Play a Role in Obesity. (11:56)
• #1 – You eat hyper-palatable, ultra-processed foods. (12:20)
• #2 – You do not move much. (19:44)
• #3 – You have little muscle. (23:01)
• #4 – Food requires little work, so we respect it less. (24:51)
• #5 – Endocrine disrupting chemicals. (29:19)
• #6 – We stay up later and sleep less. (32:22)
• #7 – We eat when distracted. (36:09)
• #8 – Liquid calories. (41:03)
• #9 – Antidepressants. (44:02)
• #10 – Birth control. (47:55)

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