CBCoVT: Is Obesity a Choice? Giles Yeo from BBC's 'Trust Me I'm a Doctor'
CBC on Virtual Tour – Is obesity a choice?
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Dr Giles Yeo
It is clear that the cause of obesity is a result of eating more than you burn. It is physics. What is more complex to answer is why some people eat more than others? Differences in our genetic make-up mean some of us are slightly more hungry all the time and so eat more than others.
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