While epigenetic adaptation has allowed us, as a species, to prosper under various climates and in various environments, activating dormant genes takes time. Therefore, it makes sense to refrain from immoderately embracing new foods unknown from us and our forebears. Bear in mind that migrant populations prove more likely than native ones to develop metabolic or weight disorders when eating…
- 24 September 2015
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS PROMOTE WEIGHT GAIN.
Environmental hazards, such as modern polluting agents, in particular the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) produced by any combustion process (even a scented candle) rank high among the lifestyle factors apt to promote weight gain, obesity, prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes. These compounds may disrupt the lipolysis process, i.e. the transformation of body fat into energy, making our bodies more reluctant to…