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0 points2OEH8eoCRo01y ago0 comments

So can smoking

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cactusplant73741y ago

No it can't. Type 2 diabetes is mostly genetic. I can eat as much Boba as I want and not get diabetes.

paulryanrogers1y ago

Source on type 2 being mostly genetic? All I've found is there is some link but not conclusive.

Also T2 is on the rise in young people. Have their genetics changed dramatically in the past few decades? Or has food?

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data-research/research/young-pe...

cogman101y ago

So interestingly it could be the two working together [1] [2]. T2 may be on the rise partially to epigenetic changes.

[1] https://www.thediabetescouncil.com/link-epigenetics-type-2-d...

[2] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10258626/

bpodgursky1y ago

This is a simplification. Type 2 diabetes is heavily polygenic, but the genetic connection could be... you are genetically predisposed to like sweet food! In which case, the diet intervention would work, most people just aren't willing to do it.

Many genetic predispositions are behavioral, it's not all pure metabolic effects.

jahewson1y ago

lol no

cactusplant73741y ago

It's true. My mother has been obese for most of her life but isn't even pre-diabetic. Her diet would scare people on HN.

hombre_fatal1y ago

Yeah, your proclivity to overeat is highly genetic, and your predisposition to get T2 diabetes in an energy surplus is highly genetic.

We like to think that our (positive) behavior comes from our own self-made character traits rather behavior that is genetically determined.

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cactusplant73741y ago

No it can't. Type 2 diabetes is mostly genetic. I can eat as much Boba as I want and not get diabetes.

paulryanrogers1y ago

Source on type 2 being mostly genetic? All I've found is there is some link but not conclusive.

Also T2 is on the rise in young people. Have their genetics changed dramatically in the past few decades? Or has food?

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data-research/research/young-pe...

cogman101y ago

So interestingly it could be the two working together [1] [2]. T2 may be on the rise partially to epigenetic changes.

[1] https://www.thediabetescouncil.com/link-epigenetics-type-2-d...

[2] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10258626/

bpodgursky1y ago

Many genetic predispositions are behavioral, it's not all pure metabolic effects.

jahewson1y ago

lol no

cactusplant73741y ago

It's true. My mother has been obese for most of her life but isn't even pre-diabetic. Her diet would scare people on HN.

hombre_fatal1y ago

Yeah, your proclivity to overeat is highly genetic, and your predisposition to get T2 diabetes in an energy surplus is highly genetic.

We like to think that our (positive) behavior comes from our own self-made character traits rather behavior that is genetically determined.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse