A number of issues can cause or contribute to obesity. HealthMaker Steven Smith, MD, talks in this video about these factors and how they work together to create a problem.
Our genes, in some people, make us more susceptible to this obesogenic environment. So some people like to say, genes load the gun and environment pulls the trigger, it's a gene-by-environment interaction.
Steven Smith, MD, is scientific director, Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes. His research focuses on obesity, diabetes and the metabolic origins of cardiovascular disease.
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