It turns out our ancient ancestors may be to blame for the obesity epidemic.  According to a research team at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies, evolutionary adaptations may have genetically shaped how our body stores and burns fat.

Led by Marc Montminy, M.D., Ph.D, and professor at the Clayton Foundation Laboratories for Peptide Biology, the team studied a particular gene called CRT3, which is responsible for decreasing energy expenditure in fat cells........click for more

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