Gene Variant Makes Children Eat More Calories

There is no genetic cause to overweight/obesity.

"Dr Pauline Balac, a lecturer of Biology and Nutrition at the University of Huddersfield, explains: 'A person's weight, as any nutrition student will tell you, is simply the balance between energy taken in as food and energy given out by physical exercise. If energy in is greater than energy out, the person will gain weight."

However, even if the gene variant excuse were true (which it cannot be), just how do the piglets get those extra Calories?

"In a UK study on children's food intake and energy use, researchers found that those carrying a variant of a gene known to be linked to obesity, ate an average of 100 extra calories per meal suggesting the gene influenced food intake and choice."

I know, I know, call on me!

Child-abusing parents supply them. No one "makes children eat more Calories."

Correct. Go to the head of the class.