That is the same conclusion Gale that Taubes has drawn from research dating 
back even further than 10 years. He dismisses the notion that lifestyle 
causes diseases like obesity (which he classes as a disease) but he does 
think that lifestyle can influence the progression of disease.

That has been my experience even though my weight loss and diet have not 
prevented diabetes. Like you I am not giving up the fight any time soon to 
wage the biggest war I can against my genes. That being said it is going to 
take a weapon that has not yet been invented to totally reverse my 
biological destiny.

Leonie



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From: "Gale" <[log in to unmask]>


Referencing William's comment about genetics not being written in stone: 
Right.  But they are written in our DNA.  And they don't change in our 
lifetime.  You are the DNA you were born with.

  Nearly every study on obesity/diet and everything else health related has 
to answer the same questions:  what are the genetic components and what are 
the environmental components?  Recent research (past 10 years or so) is 
sending a lot of people who used to think in terms of the primacy of culture 
(nurture vs. nature) back to the drawing board.  Every day we have new 
information that is leading us to conclude more and more that these things 
depend far more on genetics than the environment (including diet).