Something Else May Be Causing Obesity Epidemic, Apart From Diet And Lack Of Exercise

NO. There is nothing else than more Calories in than out.

While humans have been getting fatter, so have other animals which live alongside us, and not only our pets, but also monkeys and rodents, including feral rats. Researchers from the University of Alabama suggest that other environmental factors, such as infections or exposure to light may also be having an impact on obesity rates, not just diet and lack of physical activity. They wrote about their findings in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Lead researcher, Prof. David Allison, a biostatistician at the University of Alabama, said:

"It may be something in the air, the water or the food, other than the nutrients."

Allison speculated that viruses or other pathogens, or some kind of environmental contaminant may be playing a role in driving obesity in humans and animals. He mentions adenovirus 36 which causes weight gain in some animals, dioxins which can upset our hormonal system, air conditioning and central heating systems, as possible environmental factors that should be looked into further.

S**t for brains researcher.