Exercise can reduce a person’s genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new English study.

Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes

In California, approximately three in five adults, one in three teens and one in nine children are overweight or obese. That translates to obesity affecting a majority of all the adults and almost 1,000,000 children living in the state, a state full of sunshine, hiking paths, and city parks; a state with a robust agricultural industry producing a bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables; a state that glorifies the thin and rich of Hollywood.

California Obesity Epidemic on the Rise