Why Do We Carry Genes That Make Us Fat?

May 28

Obesity and diabetes are rising worldwide, yet evolution should have eliminated harmful genes. The thrifty gene hypothesis and the drifty gene hypothesis ry to explain why humans still carry them.

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Why Do We Carry Genes That Make Us Fat?