"TomHendricks474"  wrote
>
> My guess is this is the period  of the first two years of life - a period
where
> "the major brain structures essential for forming conscious (explicit)
memories
> are not functional"* -  thus an unconscious motivator.
>
> It's resolving that - not tinkering with genes - that will resolve weight
> problems IMO.
>
Western people don't need to take any exercise, and have virtually unlimited
access to high calorie food. You don't need to look any further to find the
explanation for obesity.

To keep us on topic, we are adapted to deal with likely food shortage, so
overeating would be a reasonable strategy.
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