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which one is most to blame when it comes to weight gain?

  • Written by Andrew Brown, Professor, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW
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With obesity on the rise, so too is the diet and weight loss industry, currently valued at US$70 billion in the US alone. But most of us are still confused about the factors that lead to weight gain.

Three commonly attributed factors are our genes, our microbiome (gut bugs) and...