Individualized dietary recommendations based on genetic information are currently a popular trend. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has systematically analyzed scientific articles and reached the following conclusion: There is no clear evidence for the effect of genetic factors on the consumption of total calories, carbohydrates, and fat. According to the current state of knowledge, the expedience of gene-based dietary recommendations has yet to be proven.
Overweight and obesity have become a global health problem. According to the World Health Organization, 39 percent of adults in EU countries have overweight. In Germany more than 50 percent of adults suffer from overweight, almost one fifth is according to the Robert Koch Institute currently considered obese. This is primarily due to the modern lifestyle which is characterized by low physical activity and high-calorie foods.
Also genetic factors play a role in the occurrence of obesity. To date, around a hundred genes (loci) have been identified which are related to the body mass index (BMI). However, the functioning of these genes as well as the biological mechanisms behind them are still largely unknown. The investigation of the relationship between genetic factors and nutrition can shed light on whether the genes which are linked to BMI play a role in nutrition.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 25 2018, @12:08AM (2 children)
Full just means you have no desire for more food...
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Wednesday July 25 2018, @06:34AM (1 child)
Well for many people it means being unable to eat any more even if they tried. That is what a 'full stomach' is actually describing.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 25 2018, @05:35PM
Then those people are the rare exceptions I mentioned in the first post about this. If you still want to eat food even though it is physically impossible for you to do so then that is special. Most people feel "full" (fine: satisfied or comfortable) well before that.
The point is that (most) people eat because they are craving food and at some point they have eaten enough that the cravings go away. Whether this point is above, at, or below the point at which you are at a caloric equilibrium determines your weight gain. stability, loss over the long term.