Studies showing that identical twins are more likely to have similar weights/body compositions than fraternal twins are an indic
ation that genetics play a role in obesity. Other studies show that twins who follow different lifestyles and dietary patterns over time have different body compositions. These latter studies indicate that factors play a role in obesity. 1. True
2. False
<em>The latter studies truly showed that some factors other than genetic predisposition play a role in obesity.</em>
The composition of the genome of an individual might predispose such individual to a higher risk of being obese. However, that such individual will become obese depends on some other factors, the most important being the kind of lifestyle the individual lives.
A lifestyle such as eating foods high in fat content, not eating adequate fruits, not eating eating adequate vegetables and drinking a lot of alcohol can cause someone to be obese apart from genetic predisposition.
