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nihonde 13 hours ago

The idea that appetites are assigned at birth is a bold claim. Is there evidence to support it?

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9x39 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Well, not assigned by the hospital or your parents, but being a DNA-based lifeform a genetic baseline is a safe assumption. Experiences vary after that:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3052625/

	▲	s1artibartfast 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I think there is much stronger evidence that it is metabolic damage from overconsumption in an earlier stage in life. Not unlike if you shatter your legs, your recovery may be long and incomplete.

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SubiculumCode 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Genetics and epigenetic factors.