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To: tejek who wrote (404365)8/5/2008 8:27:53 AM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572417
 
What people like to eat - you could probably call that cultural. But there could be a genetic component too.

Some people whose ancestors lived a long time in poor environments have a "thrifty genotype" making it easier to put on weight:

care.diabetesjournals.org

In an environment where occasional famines occur during dry years, there might be an advantage to putting on the pounds during good times to better last through the famines.