Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Oct 17 2008
Taq1A1: Predisposing people to overeat?
If dopamine receptors really do play a significant role in overeating, it sounds as though we're headed toward calling it an addiction. This could work against obese people as far as their respectability in society, but if genetic disposition becomes a proven factor, I'm hoping that this information might work as a positive influence to get medical help, and financial assistance for that help, for people who have battled obesity for many years. And in the future doctors be able to help babies who are born with the gene by identifying it early and getting them some help before obesity taxes their heart and other organs. For the rest of us, it sounds as though we need to be mindful of our food intake in order to keep our own dopamine receptors in the best possible condition. And how nice it is to be told that we should focus on and enjoy every bite we take.
posted at: 09:06 | category: /Health and Fitness | link to this entry
If dopamine receptors really do play a significant role in overeating, it sounds as though we're headed toward calling it an addiction. This could work against obese people as far as their respectability in society, but if genetic disposition becomes a proven factor, I'm hoping that this information might work as a positive influence to get medical help, and financial assistance for that help, for people who have battled obesity for many years. And in the future doctors be able to help babies who are born with the gene by identifying it early and getting them some help before obesity taxes their heart and other organs. For the rest of us, it sounds as though we need to be mindful of our food intake in order to keep our own dopamine receptors in the best possible condition. And how nice it is to be told that we should focus on and enjoy every bite we take.
posted at: 09:06 | category: /Health and Fitness | link to this entry
