The appetite genes: Why some of us are born to eat too much

Elie Dolgin • May 31, 2017

Subtle differences in how we respond to food, driven by our genes, are the true reason we can struggle to keep to the weight we want to be

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Sea lion suckling at teat of another sea lion on rocky shores of the Galapagos
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Illustration of duodenal mucosal resurfacing device inside the intestines
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